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Working memory (WM) deficit represents the most common cognitive impairment in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, making the identification of its neural substrates a crucial step towards the conceptualization of restorative interventions. We present a meta‐analysis focusing on neural activations associated with the most commonly used task to measure WM, the N‐back task, in patients with schizophrenia, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Showing qualitative similarities and differences in WM processing between patients and healthy controls, we propose possible targets for cognitive enhancement approaches.