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A unified account of cognitive impairments following frontal lobe damage: The role of working memory in complex, organized behavior.

Kimberg, Daniel Y., Farah, Martha J.·1993·Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

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A computer model is presented that performs 4 tasks sometimes impaired by frontal damage: motor sequencing, the Stroop task, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, and a context memory task. In each task, patterns of performance typical of frontal-damaged patients are shown to result from the same type of damage to the model, specifically, weakening of associations among elements in working memory. The simulation shows how a single underlying type of damage could result in impairments on a variety of seemingly distinct tasks. Furthermore, the hypothesized damage affects the processing components that carry out the task rather than a distinct central executive.

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Authors: Kimberg, D. Y., & Farah, M. J.
Affiliations: Carnegie Mellon University (US)
ORCID: Farah, Martha J.
Venue: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1993
Volume: 122
Issue: 4
Pages: 411-428
ISSN: 0096-3445 (ISSN-L)
1939-2222
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.122.4.411
OpenAlex: W2081186295
Cited by: 442
References: 61
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FWCI: 11.43
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Experimental Psychology General (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health (1k04ns001405-01, 7r01mh048274-03)
National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH48274)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (K04NS01405)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Keywords: frontal lobe damage, working memory, cognitive impairment, computer simulation, motor sequencing, Stroop task, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, contextual memory, central executive, executive function
MeSH terms: Brain Diseases, Cognition Disorders, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Male, Memory Disorders, Motor Skills, Task Performance and Analysis

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A unified account of cognitive impairments following frontal lobe damage: The role of working memory in complex, organized behavior.

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