Effects of impoverished environmental conditions on working memory This is the author’s copy of the article. The definitive version has been published in Memory (2013), doi: 10.1080/09658211.2013.781186. Content may be protected by copyright law and subject to the fair use doctrine. You agree to use the information therein solely for academic research and promise to adhere to all applicable copyright restrictions. Effects of impoverished environmental conditions on working memory performance Pascale M. J. Engel de Abreu 1 , Marina L. Puglisi 2 , Anabela Cruz-Santos 3 , Debora M. Befi- Lopes 2 , & Romain Martin 1 1 University of Luxembourg – G.D. de Luxembourg 2 University of São Paulo – Brazil 3 University of Minho – Portugal Address for correspondence: Pascale M. J. Engel de Abreu EMACS Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, L-7201 Walferdange, G.D. de Luxembourg. Email: pascale.engel@uni.lu Tel: (+352) 466 644 – 9779 Fax: (+352) 466 644 - 9556 1