ABSTRACT

Working memory (WM) is the ability to maintain and manipulate internal representations. WM recruits varying brain regions based on task demands. Although the hippocampus has historically been associated with long-term memory (LTM), several studies provide evidence for its involvement during WM tasks. Slotnick (this issue) posits that this involvement is due to LTM processes. This argument rests on the assumption that processes are not shared among WM and LTM, and that WM processes are necessarily sustained. We argue that there are processes utilized by both WM and LTM, and that such processes need not be sustained to support WM.

摘要

工作记忆（WM）是维持和操纵内部表征的能力。WM 根据任务需求招募不同的大脑区域。尽管海马体历来与长期记忆 (LTM) 有关，但一些研究提供了海马体参与 WM 任务的证据。Slotnick（本期）认为这种参与是由于 LTM 过程造成的。这一论点基于这样的假设：WM 和 LTM 之间不共享流程，并且 WM 流程必然是持续的。我们认为，WM 和 LTM 都使用了一些流程，并且不需要维持这些流程来支持 WM。