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process > cognitive process > memory process > working memory updating > gating process

Preferred term

gating process  

Definition

  • Dynamic control of information input (gate opening and closing) in working memory.

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Synonym(s)

  • gating
  • gating mechanism
  • working memory gating

Scope note

  • “When closed, the gate prevents new information from entering WM [Working Memory], which allows its contents to be maintained in a stable state in the face of distracting or irrelevant information. When open, the gate allows new information into WM (and old information out), which allows WM to remain up to date with information relevant to current goals and task demands.“ (Boag et al., 2021).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Boag, R. J., Stevenson, N., van Dooren, R., Trutti, A. C., Sjoerds, Z., & Forstmann, B. U. (2021). Cognitive control of working memory : A model-based approach. Brain Sciences, 11(6), 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11060721

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Chatham, C. H., & Badre, D. (2015). Multiple gates on working memory. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 1, 23‑31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2014.08.001

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Kessler, Y. (2017). The role of working memory gating in task switching : A procedural version of the reference-back paradigm. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02260

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

    • Dataset reference: Kessler, Y. (2017, November 26). The role of working memory gating in task switching: A procedural version of the reference-back paradigm. https://osf.io/x69j8
  • • Nir-Cohen, G., Kessler, Y., & Egner, T. (2020). Neural substrates of working memory updating. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 32(12), 2285–2302. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01625

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-VHJ1RZ45-H

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