working memory
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short-term memory
The capacity to recognise, recall and regurgitate small amounts of information (the 7 ±2 rule) shortly after its occurrence, which is divided into subsystems for verbal and visual information.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
working memory
Short-term memory, see there.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
working memory
The ability to store and use those facts and ideas necessary for performing immediate tasks.
See also: memory
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Working memory
The memory system that relates to the task at hand and coordinates recall of memories necessary to complete it.
Mentioned in: Amnesia
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