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Cognitive Control requires Selective attention. Activate to inspect this relation.Cognitive development emerges from Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Cognitive Load applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Functional Localization applies to Neural Representation. Activate to inspect this relation.Functional Localization depends on Functional MRI. Activate to inspect this relation.Functional MRI measures Neural Representation. Activate to inspect this relation.Ganzfeld effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Mandela effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Mental representation is part of Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Miller's Law applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Mind depends on Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Neural Plasticity influences Neural Representation. Activate to inspect this relation.Neural Representation depends on Receptive Field. Activate to inspect this relation.Peak-End Rule applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Scaffolding applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Selective attention enables Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Serial Position Effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Social cognition is analogous to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Von Restorff Effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Working memory depends on Neural Representation. Activate to inspect this relation.Working memory is part of Cognitive Control. Activate to inspect this relation.Working memory depends on Neuron. Activate to inspect this relation.Zeigarnik Effect applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Working memoryNeural RepresentationCognitive ControlNeuronCognitive developmentCognitive LoadGanzfeld effectMandela effectMental representationMiller's LawMindPeak-End RuleScaffoldingSelective attentionSerial Position EffectSocial cognitionVon Restorff EffectZeigarnik EffectReceptive FieldFunctional LocalizationFunctional MRINeural Plasticity
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15 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Anatomy, Biology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science….

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22 concepts23 relationships10 disciplines6 relation families

Working memory

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At a glance

Working memory is the small, short-lived store that holds information while we actively think with it.

Disciplines
Cognitive Psychology · Psychology · Cognitive Neuroscience
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Biology, Cognitive Science, Developmental Psychology, Education, Educational Science, Neuroscience, Social Psychology
Relationships
17 · 5 relation families

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Bridge concepts (18)

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  • Neuron4
    Biology, Neuroscience · connects to Cognitive neuroscience, Neural oscillation, Predictive coding…
  • Cognitive development1
    Developmental Psychology, Psychology · connects to Working memory
  • Cognitive Load1
    Cognitive Psychology, Educational Science · connects to Working memory
  • Epileptic seizure1
    Neurology · connects to Electroencephalography
  • Ganzfeld effect1
    Cognitive Psychology · connects to Working memory

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  • This view connects 10 disciplines: Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Developmental Psychology, Education, Educational Science, Neuroscience, Psychology, Social Psychology.
  • Working memory is a bridge concept — viewed here through Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology.
  • The connections here span 6 relation families.

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ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

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Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

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From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

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3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

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