A novel cognitive paradigm is developed to elucidate behavioral and neural correlates of interference by to-be-ignored distractors versus interference by to-be-attended interruptors during a working memory task. In this manuscript, several variants of this paradigm are detailed, and data obtained with this paradigm in younger/older adult participants is reviewed.
Janowich, J., Mishra, J., Gazzaley, A. A Cognitive Paradigm to Investigate Interference in Working Memory by Distractions and Interruptions. J. Vis. Exp. (101), e52226, doi:10.3791/52226 (2015).