The episodic buffer: a new component of working memory?
DOI: 10.1016/s1364-6613(00)01538-2
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1364-6613(00)01538-2
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Abstract
Proposes the episodic buffer as a fourth component of working memory, integrating information from the phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, and long-term memory into a unified episodic representation. The buffer has limited capacity but can handle multiple codes and integrate across modalities. This model explains phenomena the three-component model cannot account for, including the central executive binding function and the ability to maintain integrated conscious experiences across sensory domains. Directly relevant to understanding driver situation awareness, where multiple spatial and verbal cues must be integrated into coherent mental models of the traffic environment.
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Publisher: Elsevier (Trends in Cognitive Sciences)