The Role of the Working Memory in Mental Simulations

• Project/Area Number: 25K17208
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 10040:Experimental psychology-related
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: KONG Garry 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(総), 准教授 (70906370)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: Working Memory / Attention / Cognition

Outline of Research at the Start

Working memory research typically focuses on how much can be remembered. However, it is the temporal dynamics that allow us to predict what will happen and act in time. Here I use behavioral experiments to investigate what role working memory plays a role in such mental simulations.