central executive

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cognitive psychology concept
gptkbp:associatedWith prefrontal cortex
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Baddeley_and_Hitch_model_of_working_memory
gptkbp:difficultyOfStudy hard to localize in the brain
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1974
gptkbp:function attention control
coordination of slave systems
switching between tasks
updating and monitoring information
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label central executive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:working_memory_model
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Alan_Baddeley
gptkb:Graham_Hitch
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:episodic_buffer
gptkb:phonological_loop
gptkb:visuospatial_sketchpad
gptkbp:role supervisory system
regulation of cognitive processes
gptkbp:studiedIn neuropsychology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baddeley-Hitch_model
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7