Memory & Cognition Special Issue

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ISSN: 0090-502X (Print)
1532-5946 (Online)

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The Information Exchange Between Working Memory and Long-Term Memory

Guest Editors
Lea M. Bartsch (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Keisuke Fukuda (University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada)
Vanessa M. Loaiza (University of Essex, UK)
Eda Mizrak (University of Sheffield, UK)

A fundamental and enduring question since the beginning of memory research concerns the overlap and reciprocal impacts of briefly keeping information active in mind (working memory, WM) and the durable retention of that information (long-term memory, LTM). Much research has addressed this question by considering how WM processes constrain and shape subsequent LTM, and, concomitantly, how stored information in LTM may enhance or interfere with WM.

Although there is a wealth of literature regarding the downstream consequences of keeping active the current contents of WM, the field is far from resolved regarding how this really works. Addressing this fundamental question will be a major aim of this special issue. Similarly, it has been shown in previous research, that WM can draw on the knowledge that resides in LTM and can effectively increase its capacity with the support of LTM. However, it is unclear how and when this exchange happens and the consequences of it. Some relevant questions are: How is information supported by LTM encoded and maintained in WM? When and under what conditions does LTM contribution benefit WM? Is there a control mechanism that only allows beneficial LTM knowledge to enter in WM? What are the qualitative and quantitative differences between WM and LTM, if any?

Submission Guidelines
The editors of this Special Issue at Memory & Cognition invite contributions that present behavioral findings, meta-analyses, computational models, or neuroscientific results that investigate how WM processes constrain and shape subsequent LTM, and, concomitantly, how stored information in LTM may enhance or interfere with WM. We are also interested in submissions investigating the interaction of WM and LTM across the lifespan or investigating individual differences in the exchange of WM and LTM in general. The goal of this Special Issue will be to present the latest findings that speak to the bidirectional relationship between WM and LTM in an effort to highlight the newest advances to the field that has been wrought with debate for over 100 years.

Full submission guidelines are here.

Submission Deadline
The submission deadline was June 30, 2023.

Questions? Email the Guest Editors:

Lea M. Bartsch (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Keisuke Fukuda (University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada)
Vanessa M. Loaiza (University of Essex, UK)
Eda Mizrak (University of Sheffield, UK)