Richard Baddeley

Richard Baddeley is a British cognitive psychologist renowned for his research on working memory—the system responsible for temporarily holding and manipulating information needed for tasks like reasoning, learning, and comprehension. He developed influential models describing how different components of working memory, such as the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad, interact to process and store information. His work helps us understand how people manage complex mental activities and has applications in education, neuropsychology, and understanding cognitive disorders.