Do maintenance and processing compete for a shared resource in working memory? In our new preprint, we use three experiments to show that they are more independent than commonly assumed. The observed trade-off arose mainly when processing required additional information to be encoded:

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Is There a Trade-Off Between Processing and Maintenance of Information in Working Memory?: https://osf.io/cd4jv

ATTENTION!!! The program of Working Memory Symposium (WMS) 2026 (July 14-17) is out! sites.google.com/view/wmsympo... This year, WMS will feature a single stream presentation of 52 talks (39 talks and 13 blitz) + 1 panel discussion across 4 days. Looking forward to seeing you all!!!

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How to best estimate Bayes factors for standard hypothesis tests? We compared bridge sampling and the Savage-Dickey density ratio. The latter does a good job in most constellations typical for experiments in cognitive psychology.

Reliability, bias, and computational cost of estimating the Bayes factor using bridge sampling and the Savage–Dickey density ratio - Behavior Research Methods

Bayes factors often require numerical estimation because closed-form solutions are unavailable. In six simulation studies, we explored the reliability, bias, and computational cost of two easy-to-use ...

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📣 Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity – ADHD, Working Memory & Learning I am recruiting a postdoc to join my research group at Queen Mary, London on a newly funded MRC New Investigator Grant. ⏱️Deadline: 2 July 2026 🗓️ Start date: 1 October 2026 Apply here: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...

Tired of relying on accuracy & RT to study individual differences? Cognitive models go beyond task performance to estimate the cognitive processes driving behavior. We bring cognitive models to individual-differences research — with practical guidance on study design and data analysis.

We have a new PhD position at the University of Zurich to work on visual working memory. For more info see here: www.psychology.uzh.ch/en/areas/nec...

new preprint! 🐍 In a dynamic Snake game inspired task, we show participants flexibly replan their behaviors after distraction, but this ability is constrained by memory load and distraction strength. EEG results coming soon👀 osf.io/preprints/ps...

New preprint with @chenyuli.bsky.social! We wrote a hands-on tutorial for applying the Memory Measurement Model (M3) to categorical recall data using the #bmm R package. It contains four examples, complete R scripts, and a parameter recovery workflow. Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...

How to Set Priors for Hypothesis Testing in Generalized Linear Models: A Three-Step Workflow with an Application to Binomial Models: https://osf.io/q7byw

We're looking for a postdoc starting this summer to join our efforts in understanding the capacity limits of cognition: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

UZH: Postdoctoral Position

Research at the Zurich Cognitive Psychology Unit focuses on capacity limits of cognition, in particular working memory, long-term memory, and attention, which we investigate with experimental, individ...

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Can We Process Information Without Encoding It into Working Memory? Our findings with @gidon-frischkorn.bsky.social and @koberauer.bsky.social suggest that processing entails encoding. Task-irrelevant information enters working memory during processing, impairing memory for relevant information.

Postdoctoral researcher (80%) in Cognitive Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland The successful applicant will work with the head of the Cognitive Psychology Unit, Klaus Oberauer, and the Cognitive Psychology team. Application deadline: 20 March 2026

Big news from the lab today: @joschadutli.bsky.social has officially defended his PhD! 🎉 We’re grateful to @aidanhorner.bsky.social for serving as external examiner and as Joscha’s supervisors we @leabartsch.bsky.social and @koberauer.bsky.social are incredibly proud—congrats, Joscha!

The Cognition Lab @ University of Zurich is on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on new papers & preprints, conferences that lab members attend & other news around research on #workingmemory, #attention, and #longtermmemory.

Super excited to share that Ven Popov & me published a new release of the #bmm R package: venpopov.github.io/bmm/ We have added the Memory Measurement Model for categorical #workingmemory tasks to the package! Apart from that there are some minor fixes to already implemented models and functions.

Can removing info from working memory reduce interference or free up capacity? Our new study finds that removal boosts memory by freeing resources—not by reducing interference. chenyuli.bsky.social @gidon-frischkorn.bsky.social koberauer.bsky.social 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Can We Process Information Without Encoding It into Working Memory?: https://osf.io/mcpf7

Next up in Poster Session III, November 22 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM, @chenyuli.bsky.social sky.social will tell you about the benefit of removing information from working memory. With @gidon-frischkorn.bsky.social on-frischkorn.bsky.social , @hannahdames.bsky.social hdames.bsky.social and Klaus Oberauer.

The Zurich Cognition Lab (Oberauer, Bartsch, and Frischkorn) is attending Psychonomics 2024 and you are in for A LOT of treats! If you are in New York, make sure to stop by our talks and posters and discuss with us (more details in the thread) #psynom24

The Benefit of Removing Information from Working Memory: Increasing Available Cognitive Resources or Reducing Interference?: http://osf.io/s8kcz/

Looks interesting: venpopov.com/posts/2024/i...

Ven Popov - Introducing the Bayesian Measurement Modeling R Package (bmm)

Making Bayesian measurement modeling in psychology accessible, reliable & efficient

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😎 My colleagues Gidon Frischkorn and Ven Popov have launched *bmm* their R-package on hierarchical Bayesian implementations of measurement models for to CRAN ! Please check out their Blog post: venpopov.com/posts/2024/i... #CogSci #workingmemory #CogPsych #rstats #PsychSciSky

🚨New paper🚨 I’m exited to share that our (@joschadutli.bsky.social, K. Oberauer, @leabartsch.bsky.social) work on the link between grouping of information in #workingmemory and the formation of chunks in #longtermmeory has just been published in Cognition! 🥳 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Grouping in working memory guides chunk formation in long-term memory: Evidence from the Hebb effect

The Hebb effect refers to the improvement in immediate memory performance on a repeated list compared to unrepeated lists. That is, participants creat…

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Philipp Musfeld@philippmusfeld.bsky.social · 3y ago

Happy to share a new preprint with @joschadutli.bsky.social, K. Oberauer, and @leabartsch.bsky.social! We investigated the flexibility of chunk formation in (partially) repeated sequences and show how chunk formation in #longtermmemory can be driven by how information is structured in #workingmemory

Come and join us, for lots of #workingmemory fun 🤩

European Society for Cognitive Psychology@escop.bsky.social · 2y ago

Two PhD positions in cognitive psychology/cognitive development University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland The successful applicants will work with Prof. Dr. Evie Vergauwe in the Working memory, Cognition and Development Lab. Application deadline: 17 May 2024

Removal of Information from Working Memory: Time Course and Consequences: http://osf.io/qt3f9/