Working memory is essential for guiding our behaviors in daily life, where sensory information continuously flows from the external environment. While numerous studies have shown the involvement of ...

Retrospective cues in working memory (WM) prioritize relevant information and guide attention toward target items to optimize behavior. Although the frontoparietal attention network is known to ...

In 1890, psychologist William James described attention as the spotlight we shine not only on the world around us, but also on the contents of our minds. Most cognitive scientists since then have ...

Behavior in complex environments requires decisions that flexibly combine stimulus representations with context, goals, and memory. Two key aspects of such cognitive flexibility are the retrieval of ...