Editor’s Pick: New Method for Exploring Nonhuman-Primate Memory

Reviewing Editor Mark Laubach, Ph.D. selected this paper and explains why he considers it noteworthy.

This study addresses a critical gap in cognitive research by establishing a behavioral method for studying complex working memory in nonhuman primates, a domain previously dominated by human studies. Lu Gan et al. study dual-task interference, where performance declines when two tasks are performed simultaneously. By manipulating task features in monkeys, the authors identified key factors driving dual-task interference that could help clarify the neural mechanisms of executive control and its relationship to working memory.

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What Task Feature Determines the Dominant Task in Dual-Task Conditions?
Lu Gan, Zhilin Zhang, Zhiting Zhang, Jinglong Wu, Ji Dai, and Shintaro Funahashi