Word frequency significantly affects cognitive processing load and neurological signatures during verbal working memory tasks.
The results from this study indicate that the behavioral and neurological signatures inherent in holding high- versus low-frequency words in working memory differs significantly. Specifically, the findings from this study indicated that words differing in frequency place different demands on cognitive processing load in memory updating tasks.
Berglund-Barraza et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
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