2006
The role of working memory and long-term memory in visual search
Woodman G, Chun M. The role of working memory and long-term memory in visual search. Visual Cognition 2006, 14: 808-830. DOI: 10.1080/13506280500197397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term memoryVisual searchLong-term memory representationsTask-relevant informationVisual search performanceAttentional deploymentAttentional selectionMemory representationsAttention mechanismMemoryCurrent theoriesSearch performanceTheoretical modelRelevant informationNew findingsRepresentationProminent treatmentCentral roleFindingsRecent studiesRoleTheory
2005
Concurrent working memory load can reduce distraction
Kim S, Kim M, Chun M. Concurrent working memory load can reduce distraction. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 16524-16529. PMID: 16258067, PMCID: PMC1283430, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0505454102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcurrent WM loadWM loadExecutive controlDistractor processingStroop taskStroop interferenceDifferent Stroop tasksContents of WMAttentional selectionMemory loadDissociable componentsExperiment 3Target taskType of informationTaskWMInformation overlapProcessingMemoryPeopleDistractionPerceptionDifferent effectsItemsDifficulties