A Computational Approach in Comparing​​​​​ Emotional vs. Cognitive Aspect on Working Memory: Examining Anxiety-Related Differences

The effect of anxiety on working memory deficits has been extensively studied, with impairments particularly emerging when processing negative emotional information. These findings suggest that anxiety may alter the decision-making process by disrupting working memory. Additionally, traditional performance measures, such as reaction time (RT) and accuracy, provide limited insight into the cognitive processes underlying decision-making. To address this limitation, we applied Drift Diffusion Modeling (DDM), a method that estimates decision-making parameters reflecting the evidence accumulation process, allowing us to probe anxiety-related cognitive mechanisms of deficits in working memory.