Editing Visual memory (section)

=== Visuo-spatial sketch pad ===
The visuo-spatial sketchpad is part of [[Baddeley's model of working memory|Baddeley and Hitch's model]] of [[working memory]]. It is responsible for temporarily storing [[Visual perception|visual]] and spatial information, which is currently being used or [[Encoding (memory)|encoded]]. It is thought of as a three-dimensional [[cognitive map]], which contains spatial features about where the person is and visual images of the area, or an object being [[Flow (psychology)|concentrated]] on.<ref name="mental">Logie, R.H., & Marchetti, C. (1991). [[Mental image]]s in human [[cognition]]. Elsevier Science Publishers. Pg. 105-113</ref> It is used in tasks such as [[mental image]] manipulation where a person [[Imagination|imagines]] how a real object would look if it were changed in some way (rotated, flipped, moved, change of colour, etc.). It is also responsible for representing how vivid an image is. A vivid image is one which you have a high potential for [[Recall (memory)|retrieving]] its sensory details. The visuo-spatial sketchpad is responsible for holding onto the visual and spatial qualities of a vivid image in your working memory, and the degree of vividness is directly affected by the limits of the sketchpad.<ref name="Memory2">{{cite journal | last1 = Oh | first1 = S. H. | last2 = Kim | first2 = M. | year = 2004 | title = The role of spatial working memory in visual search efficiency | journal =  Psychonomic Bulletin & Review| volume = 11 | issue = 2| pages = 275–281 | doi=10.3758/bf03196570| pmid = 15260193 | doi-access = free }}</ref>