A Dynamic Neural Field Model of Visual Working Memory and Change Detection

• Published in: Psychological science Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 568 - 577
• Main Authors: Johnson, Jeffrey S., Spencer, John P., Luck, Steven J., Schöner, Gregor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA Wiley Periodicals 01.05.2009; SAGE Publications; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Architectural models; Architecture; Attention - physiology; Change detection; Cognition & reasoning; Color Perception - physiology; Discrimination, Psychological - physiology; Distance Perception - physiology; Encoding; Experimentation; Eyes & eyesight; Female; Humans; Interneurons - physiology; Male; Memory; Memory, Short-Term - physiology; Modeling; Neural Inhibition - physiology; Neural Networks, Computer; Neurons; Neurons - physiology; Neuropsychology; Orientation - physiology; Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology; Sensory perception; Sensory Thresholds - physiology; Short term memory; Simulations; Synaptic Transmission - physiology; Visual Cortex - physiology; Visual Fields - physiology; Visual perception; Visual Perception - physiology; Visual task performance; Working memory

Efficient visually guided behavior depends on the ability to form, retain, and compare visual representations for objects that may be separated in space and time. This ability relies on a short-term form of memory known as visual working memory. Although a considerable body of research has begun to...