Abstract
Working memory bridges perception to action over extended delays, enabling flexible goal-directed behaviour. To date, studies of visual working memory–concerned with detailed visual representations such as shape and colour–have considered visual memory predominantly in the context of visual task demands, such as visual identification and search. Another key purpose of visual working memory is to directly inform and guide upcoming actions. Taking this as a starting point, I review emerging evidence for the pervasive bi-directional links between visual working memory and (planned) action, and discuss these links from the perspective of their common goal of enabling flexible and precise behaviour.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 401-413 |
| Journal | Visual Cognition |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 5-8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 1 Jan 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging is supported by core funding from the Wellcome Trust (203139/Z/16/Z). I wish to thank Sage Boettcher and Kia Nobre for their valuable comments during the drafting of this article, as well as Werner Schneider, Stefan van der Stigchel, and an anonymous reviewer for their constructive comments during the review process.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Sage Boettcher and Kia Nobre | |
| Wellcome Trust | 203139/Z/16/Z |
Keywords
- action
- anticipation
- attention
- planning
- vision
- Working memory