Parallel processing of spatial and serial order information before moving to a remembered target

Smyrnis, N; d'Avossa, G; Theleritis, C; Mantas, A; Ozcan, A; Evdokimidis, I

dc.contributor.author	Smyrnis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	d'Avossa, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Theleritis, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Mantas, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Ozcan, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Evdokimidis, I	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:54:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:54:38Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0022-3077	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/27454
dc.subject.classification	Neurosciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Physiology	en
dc.subject.other	WORKING-MEMORY	en
dc.subject.other	TASK	en
dc.subject.other	CAPACITY	en
dc.subject.other	CORTEX	en
dc.subject.other	LOAD	en
dc.title	Parallel processing of spatial and serial order information before moving to a remembered target	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Information storage and retrieval from working memory is limited by the capacity of storage mechanisms and attentional processes. Nevertheless, it has been shown that processing of multiple features can proceed independently in working memory. In this study we investigated how serial order and directional information are processed when executing a movement to a remembered target direction. We compared the performance of 11 healthy subjects in 3 motor working memory tasks, one with a varying spatial memory load, one with a varying serial order memory load, and one in which memory load was varied for both features. We found that the spatial information memory load does not affect the ability to store information about serial order and vice versa. Furthermore, movement response latencies indicated that retrieval of information about both features proceeds simultaneously. These results strongly favor independent, parallel working memory systems for processing space and order information in the motor system.	en
heal.publisher	AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC	en
heal.journalName	JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000229313100066	en
dc.identifier.volume	93	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	3703	en
dc.identifier.epage	3708	en