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How short-term memory works

Why we forget things so quickly ...
As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how ...
For decades, researchers have misunderstood a key aspect of short-term memory because of shortcomings in the way they compare the memory capacity of deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) ...
A song from childhood can hit you out of nowhere. A smell can carry you back decades. Then again, yesterday’s errands fade overnight. Scientists have long known that short-term memories become lasting ...
When I was a high school student, my maternal grandmother was diagnosed with dementia. This became a reality after her husband died. My mom moved her into our home thinking we might be able to keep ...
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