Glossary

Focus vocabulary

Short definitions that connect lab language to the free tools on this site.

• Working memoryThe mental workspace that holds a few pieces of information while you use them.
• Executive functionA family of control skills: planning, switching, inhibiting, and updating goals.
• Inhibitory controlThe ability to withhold a tempting but incorrect response.
• Sustained attentionStaying with a chosen target over time instead of drifting after the first minutes.
• Dual N-BackA working-memory drill that asks you to match visual and audio cues from n steps earlier.