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Definition of 'Memory, Short-Term'

Temporary storage of information for a few seconds to hours, as opposed to long-term memory which refers to material stored for days, years, or a lifetime.

Common names: Memory, Short-Term; Memories, Short-Term; Memory, Short Term; Short-Term Memories; Short-Term Memory; Memory, Immediate; Immediate Memories; Immediate Memory; Memories, Immediate; Memory, Shortterm; Memories, Shortterm; Shortterm Memories; Shortterm Memory; Immediate Recall; Immediate Recalls

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Role of fosB in behaviours related to morphine reward and spatial memory.

19 Jul 2008 The immediate early genes (IEGs) have been suggested to be implicated in mechanisms of addiction, as well as in learning and memory processes. fosB, which belongs to IEG, has been reported to have pleiotropic impact on... Read more...


Differential neural activation for updating rule versus stimulus information in working memory.

10 Jul 2008 Establishing what information is actively maintained in working memory (WM) and how it is represented and controlled is essential to understanding how such information guides future behavior. WM has traditionally been... Read more...


Working memory involvement in dual-task performance: evidence from the backward compatibility effect.

Jul 2008 In three experiments, the authors supported the hypothesis that parallel response activation seen in dual-task performance results from holding Task 2 rules in working memory (WM) while performing Task 1. To this end,... Read more...

  

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Technical information about 'Memory, Short-Term'

Definition: Temporary storage of information for a few seconds to hours, as opposed to long-term memory which refers to material stored for days, years, or a lifetime.

Descriptor UI: D008570

Alternative terms: Memory, Short-Term; Memories, Short-Term; Memory, Short Term; Short-Term Memories; Short-Term Memory; Memory, Immediate; Immediate Memories; Immediate Memory; Memories, Immediate; Memory, Shortterm; Memories, Shortterm; Shortterm Memories; Shortterm Memory; Immediate Recall; Immediate Recalls; Recall, Immediate; Recalls, Immediate;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.463.425.540.407;

Online Note: use MEMORY, SHORT-TERM to search IMMEDIATE RECALL 1969-78

History Note: 69; IMMEDIATE RECALL was see under MEMORY, SHORT-TERM 1969-78

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