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@article{citeulike:5193177, abstract = {Examinations of interference between visual and spatial materials in working memory have suggested domain- and process-based fractionations of visuo-spatial working memory. The present study examined the role of central time-based resource sharing in visuo-spatial working memory and assessed its role in obtained interference patterns. Visual and spatial storage were combined with both visual and spatial on-line processing components in computer-paced working memory span tasks (Experiment 1) and in a selective interference paradigm (Experiment 2). The cognitive load of the processing components was manipulated to investigate its impact on concurrent maintenance for both within-domain and between-domain combinations of processing and storage components. In contrast to both domain- and process-based fractionations of visuo-spatial working memory, the results revealed that recall performance was determined by the cognitive load induced by the processing of items, rather than by the domain to which those items pertained. These findings are interpreted as evidence for a time-based resource-sharing mechanism in visuo-spatial working memory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved).}, author = {Vergauwe, E. and Barrouillet, P. and Camos, V.}, citeulike-article-id = {5193177}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0015859}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19586267}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19586267}, doi = {10.1037/a0015859}, issn = {0278-7393}, journal = {Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition}, month = {July}, number = {4}, pages = {1012--1028}, posted-at = {2009-07-17 20:17:20}, priority = {2}, title = {Visual and spatial working memory are not that dissociated after all: A time-based resource-sharing account.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0015859}, volume = {35}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5193177 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5193177 N2 - Examinations of interference between visual and spatial materials in working memory have suggested domain- and process-based fractionations of visuo-spatial working memory. The present study examined the role of central time-based resource sharing in visuo-spatial working memory and assessed its role in obtained interference patterns. Visual and spatial storage were combined with both visual and spatial on-line processing components in computer-paced working memory span tasks (Experiment 1) and in a selective interference paradigm (Experiment 2). The cognitive load of the processing components was manipulated to investigate its impact on concurrent maintenance for both within-domain and between-domain combinations of processing and storage components. In contrast to both domain- and process-based fractionations of visuo-spatial working memory, the results revealed that recall performance was determined by the cognitive load induced by the processing of items, rather than by the domain to which those items pertained. These findings are interpreted as evidence for a time-based resource-sharing mechanism in visuo-spatial working memory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved). IS - 4 JF - Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition SN - 0278-7393 EP - 1028 TI - Visual and spatial working memory are not that dissociated after all: A time-based resource-sharing account. VL - 35 SP - 1012 AU - Vergauwe, E AU - Barrouillet, P AU - Camos, V PY - 2009/07// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0015859 ER -