Efficient measurement of dynamic working memory.

ABSTRACT: Working memory is the ability to maintain a limited amount of information after it has been removed from perception. It is a key cognitive ability, thought to play a role in other cognitive functions, including perception, attention and action. Given its importance, its accurate and efficient measurement is a major goal in working memory research. Here we introduce a novel working memory tracking paradigm, inspired by continuous psychophysics and multiple object tracking. Participants viewed a sequence of stimuli moving along variable paths and were asked to reproduce the path by tracing it on a touchscreen. This reproduction was then compared to the original stimulus to determine error and thus memory performance. Across three experiments, we found that this new method is efficient, relia

SUBMITTER: Kong G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12695947 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature