“The Learning Brain” S:1 E:16 Components of Working Memory

S:1 E:16 Components of Working Memory Several important components of working memory are covered here: the visuospatial sketchpad, which retains images from both recent perception and from long-term memory; the central executive, which decides which cognitive functions to perform and when to perform them; and the episodic buffer, which links information from other working memory components into integrated wholes.