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- The study investigated how information processing speed affects different parts of working memory in patients with multiple sclerosis.
- The researchers used specific cognitive tasks to test working memory components and a speed test with 38 patients.
- Findings revealed that while information processing speed influenced both the central executive and episodic buffer, it significantly predicted episodic buffer scores only when age was considered.
Article Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of information processing speed on the functioning of specific working memory components, i.e. phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, central executive and episodic buffer. Cognitive tasks that assess working memory ("word lists recall" for the phonological loop, "block recall" for the spatial component of visuospatial sketchpad, "listening recall" for the central executive and "immediate story recall" for the episodic buffer) and information processing speed (symbol digit modalities test- oral form) were administered to 38 patients with multiple sclerosis. Results showed that the central executive and episodic buffer components were significantly related to information processing speed. However, when age was included in the regression model, information processing speed significantly predicted only the episodic buffer scores. Further research on the relationship between the episodic buffer and information processing speed is recommended.
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