Editorial: Improving Working Memory in Learning and Intellectual Disabilities
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Editorial: Improving Working Memory in Learning and Intellectual Disabilities
Working memory (WM) has been defined as a system for temporarily retaining and manipulating information while performing a variety of cognitive tasks (Baddeley, 1986). To date, the crucial role of WM in activities of everyday life (including reading, writing, arithmetic, learning, languageprocessing, orientation, imagination) has been demonstrated in an impressive body of research. Several stud...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Psychology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00725