Working Memory and Executive Function

Anterograde Amnesia

Inability to form new long term memories

Working Memory

Emphasizes the role of active maintenance and manipulation; highly integrated with sensory memory and attention

Phonological Loop

Responsible for auditory info, including language; info is updated through rehearsal

Visuospatial Sketchpad

Responsible for visual and spatial location info; updated through rehearsal

Episodic Buffer

Integrates info from long term memory

Central Executive

Delegates info, maintains rehearsal, and controls output across other components

Executive Function (Frontal Cortex)

Includes skills like working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control, which are used daily to focus, manage emotions, and juggle multiple responsibilities

Inhibition

The restraint or suppression of behavior, thoughts, or impulses to act appropriately in a given situation

Intelligence

There are many kinds (Gardner)