Broschiertes Buch

Working Memory

The Connected Intelligence

Herausgeber: Alloway, Tracy Packiam; Alloway, Ross G.

Beschreibung

This volume brings together cutting-edge research on the growing importance of working memory, from social evolution, to expertise, to brain training. It examines how working memory influences our lives, as well as the evidence on what can impact working memory, from sleep, to diet, to stress.

Autor

Tracy Packiam Alloway, Ph.D., is interested in the role of working memory in education, particularly in individuals with learning disorders. Her research has received widespread media attention and appeared in over 250 news articles. She has also been invited to comment on television and radio as an expert on working memory. Ross G. Alloway, Ph.D., is involved in cutting-edge research on the impact of a highly saturated technological environment on the brain. He has co-published work on the growth and decline of working memory over the lifespan, as well as the importance of working memory in education, which was featured on the BBC Radio and in the UK Sunday Times.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Psychology Press
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 469g
• ISBN-13: 9781848726185
• ISBN-10: 184872618X
• Artikelnr.: 35721495