11:00am -12:00pm, Mar 02, 2012
The Biodesign Institute
Address: 727 E. Tyler St. Tempe AZ 85287
Dr. Nelson Cowan, Professor of Psychology and the University of Missouri-Columbia
Although researchers agree that there is a relationship between working memory storage and executive control, the direction of causation is a matter of debate. I will evaluate evidence that the primary variable in human thought is how well one can control what gets stored, and weigh it against other evidence that the primary variable is how much can be stored concurrently. The goal is a better understanding of the processes that help determine the quality and complexity of human thought.
This session is part of a two-day conference hosted by the Psychology Department and the Graduate and Professional Student Association. More information
Each month, innovative research from the Biodesign Institute appears in the world’s premier scientific journals. Many such studies have graced the covers of these journals, showcasing Biodesign research ranging from water remediation to nanometer-scale structures built from DNA.
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