Short-term memory
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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 ± 2 elements. In contrast, long-term memory can hold an indefinite amount of information.
Short-term memory should be distinguished from working memory, which refers to structures and processes used for temporarily storing and manipulating information (see details below).
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See also
- Related to the concept of working memory
- Contrast long-term memory and intermediate-term memory
- Iconic memory
- Visual short-term memory
- Attention versus memory in prefrontal cortex
- Memento, a film
- 50 First Dates, a film
- Ghajini, a film
- Patient HM
- The Last Hippie in An Anthropologist on Mars, a medical case history
- Clive Wearing
- Random access memory, the analogy in computers
- Finding Nemo, a film
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