Sternberg working memory tasks including two memory loads and a delay suitable for fMRI & EEG or offline administration.
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Experiment DOI:
Functions assessed: Sanford, Whitman, & Woodward (2020) Task-merging for finer separation of functional brain networks in working memory. Cortex, 125*, 246-271. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.12.014
Languages: English
Accessibility: Colour-blindness, hearing impairment
Modalities: fMRI, EEG
Devices: Computer
Species: Homo sapiens
Software: NBS Presentation version 17
Requirements: 2-button response box or mouse/keyboard required
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This task includes an experimental session (40 trials) for either fMRI or EEG/offline use. The stimuli are randomized so a practice session can be run using the EEG/offline for any modality and may be ended prematurely once the participant has understood the task. Each trial displays a string of consonants (4 or 6 letters) followed by a delay (4 seconds), followed by a probe letter. Participants responded with one or the other button to indicate (yes/no) whether the probe was presented in the previous string. Inter-trial intervals are jittered between 2 and 12 seconds.
Log files are output to calculate event timing.
- number of correct responses
- reaction time
Jen Whitman, Nicole Sanford, Katie Lavigne, Todd Woodward
License: GNU GPL 3.0
Attribution: Woodward, T.S., Whitman, J.C., Sanford, N., & Lavigne, K. M. (2022, December 19). Sternberg Working Memory Task. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/6CTSJ