TY - JOUR
T1 - Working Memory Is Complex and Dynamic, Like Your Thoughts
AU - Buschman, Timothy J.
AU - Miller, Earl K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Working memory is where thoughts are held and manipulated. For many years, the dominant model was that working memory relied on steady-state neural dynamics. A neural representation was activated and then held in that state. However, as often happens, the more we examine working memory (especially with new technology), the more complex it looks. Recent discoveries show that working memory involves multiple mechanisms, including discontinuous bouts of spiking. Memories are also dynamic, evolving in a taskdependent manner. Cortical rhythms may control those dynamics, thereby endowing top–down “executive” control over our thoughts.
AB - Working memory is where thoughts are held and manipulated. For many years, the dominant model was that working memory relied on steady-state neural dynamics. A neural representation was activated and then held in that state. However, as often happens, the more we examine working memory (especially with new technology), the more complex it looks. Recent discoveries show that working memory involves multiple mechanisms, including discontinuous bouts of spiking. Memories are also dynamic, evolving in a taskdependent manner. Cortical rhythms may control those dynamics, thereby endowing top–down “executive” control over our thoughts.
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U2 - 10.1162/jocn_a_01940
DO - 10.1162/jocn_a_01940
M3 - Article
C2 - 36322832
AN - SCOPUS:85143199661
SN - 0898-929X
VL - 35
SP - 17
EP - 23
JO - Journal of cognitive neuroscience
JF - Journal of cognitive neuroscience
IS - 1
ER -