Many working memory (WM) models propose that the focus of attention (or primary memory) has a capacity limit of one to four items, and therefore, that performance on WM tasks involves retrieving some items from long-term (or secondary) memory (LTM). …
In a recent article entitled ‘What has functional neuroimaging told us about the mind (so far)?' Coltheart ( 2006 ) concludes that the answer to this question is: ‘nothing'. The essen- tial reason for this gloomy assessment about the value of …