short-term memory

Short-term memory (or "primary" or "active memory") is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time. The duration of short-term memory (when rehearsal or active maintenance is prevented) is believed to be in the order of seconds. A commonly cited capacity is 7 Â± 2 elements. In contrast, long-term memory indefinitely stores a seemingly unlimited amount of information.

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Memory deficits of the elderly may be reversed

Thu, Aug 4, 2011

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A team of researchers from Yale University have shown at a cellular basis why we tend to be more forgetful as we age, and claim that the condition may be reversed. There’s no secret to the fact that an elderly person has a much weaker memory than the one he did at 20 years of [...]

Alzheimer, brain, neurology, prefrontal cortex, short-term memory, working memory, Yale University

Expand short-term memory through exercises

Wed, Apr 13, 2011

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The average brain can only hold about five to seven pieces of information at a time within 30 seconds – this is called working memory. What people usually do to get pass the 30 seconds interval is they re-expose themselves to the information, for instance if you want to remember a 7 digit phone number [...]

brain, brain areas, cognitive research, memory, short-term memory

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