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Working Memory
An Essential Building Block
Executive
Function is a cluster of high-order capacities, which include
selective attention, behavioral planning and response
inhibition, the manipulation of information in problem-solving
tasks, and the regulation of behaviour.
A critically important part
to all executive functions is your
"Working Memory". Working memory is like a mental scratchpad
where you temporarily store and process information required
for
the task at hand.
Working Memory is where you
store a phone number while you dial, or process the large
amount of data required to successfully negotiate a busy
intersection while driving a car. It is also how you grasp the
meaning of a sentence - your brain automatically holds the
first part of a long sentence in working memory so it is
available for processing by the time you reach the end of a
sentence.
An efficient working
memory is critical for encoding information to long term
memory, making associations, and underlies general
intelligence.
Studies have shown that
training your working memory can improve a range of cognitive
abilities and improve IQ scores.
Studies have shown that working memory capacity is closely
linked to academic performance in school. In children, age 7,
Gathercole et al (2004) showed a close correlation between
working memory capacity and English test scores. This study
also establishes a close correlation between working memory
capacity and mathematical ability at age 7 and 14.
Working Memory performance can be measured with computerised
cognitive tasks that measue accuracy and cognitive processing
speed. Poor performance on these tasks relative to your age
may give the first indication of developing pathological
conditions such as dementia.
The ingredients in Enzogenol® have been shown to support and
enhance the underlying processes associated with an efficient
working memory (Pipingas et al 2008, Phytotherapy Research).
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