Consolidating working memory consolidation: Boundary conditions and the influence of anxiety

Melissa Tan

Research output: ThesisDoctoral Thesis

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Abstract

Working memory consolidation (WMC) is important for the formation of durable memory representations. However, inconsistencies in the WMC literature have impeded our understanding of this process. This thesis tested boundary conditions for WMC and provides evidence that attention can be shared between tasks during WMC, that a central shared capacity model best accounts for this pattern of results, and that the attentional demand of a secondary task affects the duration of WMC. Finally, this thesis provides preliminary evidence that trait anxiety, but not state anxiety, slows the process of WMC, but does not affect the quality of memory representations.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution
  • The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Bayliss, Donna, Supervisor
  • Visser, Troy, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors
Award date4 Nov 2024
DOIs
Publication statusUnpublished - 2024

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