Below you will find example sentences with "working memory". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Working Memory in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: memory
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.8 words

Words in this phrase

working memory

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • working can mean: Operation; action. Common word
  • memory can mean: The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a worsened working memory short term 1× associated with working memory functions 1× back into working memory 1× components to working memory models the 1× concept of working memory to replace 1× earlier than working memory unfamiliar shapes 1× if working memory is overloaded 1× information in working memory 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another study of 1× cabeza and nyberg 1× furthermore the type 1× if working memory 1× it includes working 1× memory the two 1×

Common sentence endings:

long term memory 3× in working memory 2× and learning ability 1× and self control 1× and working memory 1× be working memory 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

term 16× short 11× long 6× information 6× concept 3× group 3× two 2× relationship 2× theories 2× concepts 2× distinct 2× ability 2×

Related phrases

working class working closely memory foam virtual memory loving memory working conditions memory addresses actively working working alongside

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around memory:

memory foam 14× virtual memory 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

working conditions working closely working class working alongside workforce development workers union

Just after it in the phrase index:

workplace pension workplace safety world champion world champions world championship world championships

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

working class working closely working conditions working alongside

Same ending:

virtual memory loving memory

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "working memory" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 23.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a worsened working memory short term, associated with working memory functions, term, short and long stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with working class, working closely, memory foam, memory foam and virtual memory, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with working memory

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

It includes working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control. (9 words)

Representations in working memory are a subset of representations in long-term memory. (13 words)

Their post-flight lapses included reduced processing speed, visual working memory and attention. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Cabeza and Nyberg’s analysis of imaging studies of working memory supports the view that BA45/47 is recruited for selecting or comparing information, while BA9/46 might be more involved in the manipulation of information in working memory. (39 words)

Another study of the same group citation has shown that, after training, measured brain activity related to working memory increased in the prefrontal cortex, an area that many researchers have associated with working memory functions. (35 words)

Most theorists today use the concept of working memory to replace or include the older concept of short-term memory, marking a stronger emphasis on the notion of manipulating information rather than passive maintenance. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Memory The two main types of memory are short-term memory and long-term memory; however, short-term memory has become better understood to be working memory.

Relationship with working memory The relationship between short-term memory and working memory is described differently by various theories, but it is generally acknowledged that the two concepts are distinct.

Working memory Though working memory is often thought of as just short-term memory, it is more clearly defined as the ability to remember information in the face of distraction.

Phonological memory (or verbal working memory) deteriorates with age in males, while visual-spatial memory is not found to be directly related to age.

Thus, while there are short-term memory components to working memory models, the concept of short-term memory is distinct from these more hypothetical concepts.

Another study of the same group citation has shown that, after training, measured brain activity related to working memory increased in the prefrontal cortex, an area that many researchers have associated with working memory functions.

Cabeza and Nyberg’s analysis of imaging studies of working memory supports the view that BA45/47 is recruited for selecting or comparing information, while BA9/46 might be more involved in the manipulation of information in working memory.

The Baddeley & Hitch Model of Working Memory Many models of working memory have been made.

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Theories exist both regarding the theoretical structure of working memory and the role of specific parts of the brain involved in working memory.

Not only did the canola oil group end up weighing significantly more than the control group, they also showed a worsened working memory, short-term memory and learning ability.

Furthermore, the type of auditory deficit found in a case of Wernicke's aphasia has been shown to be responsive to treatment of short term memory and working memory.

If working memory is overloaded it can affect the encoding of long-term memory.

Most theorists today use the concept of working memory to replace or include the older concept of short-term memory, marking a stronger emphasis on the notion of manipulating information rather than passive maintenance.

Representations in working memory are a subset of representations in long-term memory.

Then, in order to remember something from long-term memory, it must be brought back into working memory.

While short-term and working memory persist for only about 18 to 30 seconds, information can remain in long-term memory indefinitely.

Working memory holds and manipulates information for a short period of time, before it is either forgotten or encoded into long-term memory.

It includes working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control.

Their post-flight lapses included reduced processing speed, visual working memory and attention.

What this showed is that processing speed (matching numbers and symbols) peaks much earlier than working memory (unfamiliar shapes and reciting lists of numbers).

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