Investigation of the interaction between emotion and working memory load using spatiotemporal pattern similarity analysis

Objective.Accumulating evidence has revealed that emotions can be provided with the modulatory effect on working memory (WM) and WM load is an important factor for the interaction between emotion and WM. However, it remains controversial whether emotions inhibit or facilitate WM and the interaction between cognitive task, processing load and emotional processing remains unclear.Approach.In this study, we used a change detection paradigm wherein...