Lustick, Maxwell

Williams, Faculty Advisor, Joseph

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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityDigital Commons @ IWUJohn Wesley Powell Student ResearchConference 2012, 23rd Annual JWP ConferenceApr 14th, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AMThe Effect Of Load on Frontal Theta Reset In aWorking Memory TaskMaxwell LustickIllinois Wesleyan UniversityJoseph Williams, Faculty AdvisorIllinois Wesleyan UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprcThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by The Ames Library, the Andrew W. Mellon Center for Curricular and FacultyDevelopment, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Commons @ IWU bythe faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@iwu.edu.©Copyright is owned by the author of this document.Maxwell Lustick and Joseph Williams, Faculty Advisor, "The Effect Of Load on Frontal Theta Reset In a Working MemoryTask" (April 14, 2012). John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference. Paper 11.http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprc/2012/posters/11THE JOHN WESLEY POWELL STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE – APRIL 2012    Poster Presentation  P21   THE EFFECT OF LOAD ON FRONTAL THETA RESET  IN A WORKING MEMORY TASK    Maxwell Lustick and Joseph Williams* Psychology Department, Illinois Wesleyan University    Working memory, an executive function that actively maintains information in the mind while other complex tasks may be performed, is used in higher order tasks such as problem solving, decision making, and planning. Effortful use of cognitive resources when utilizing working memory can be measured by comparing the levels of theta frequency in an electroencephalogram (EEG). The theta frequency band is the oscillation of the brain’s electrical activity between 4-8 Hz. This study seeks to define the function of theta rhythm in the human brain and ultimately a more complete understanding of human memory. In order to do this, participants’ neural activity is recorded during a visual working memory task to discover the effect of memory load on the observed theta rhythm.  

The Effect Of Load on Frontal Theta Reset In a Working Memory Task

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The Effect Of Load on Frontal Theta Reset In a Working Memory Task

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