Working Memory and Executive Functions: Theoretical Advances

Sergio Morra; Steven J Howard; Vanessa M Loaiza

doi:10.5334/joc.424

Working Memory and Executive Functions: Theoretical Advances

J Cogn. 2025 Jan 10;8(1):15. doi: 10.5334/joc.424. eCollection 2025.

Authors

Sergio Morra¹, Steven J Howard², Vanessa M Loaiza³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Education, Universitàdi Genova, Italy.
² Early Start and School of Education, University of Wollongong, Australia.
³ School of Psychology, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Abstract

This editorial presents a special collection on working memory and executive functions. Six articles are presented and their contributions to current theoretical debates are briefly discussed.

Keywords: cognitive development; executive functions; working memory.

Publication types

Editorial