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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, Shortterm; Memories, Shortterm; Shortterm Memories; Shortterm Memory; Memory, Immediate; Immediate Memories; Immediate Memory; Memories, Immediate; Immediate Recall; Immediate Recalls

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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Longitudinal study of the transition from healthy aging to Alzheimer disease.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Detection of the earliest cognitive changes signifying Alzheimer disease is difficult. OBJECTIVE: To model the cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer disease. DESIGN: Longitudinal archival study comparing individuals who became ... Read more...


The medial temporal lobe and the left inferior prefrontal cortex jointly support interference resolution in verbal working memory.

29 Sep 2009 During working memory retrieval, proactive interference (PI) can be induced by semantic similarity and episodic familiarity. Here, we used fMRI to test hypotheses about the role of the left inferior frontal gyrus (LIFG) and the medial temporal lobe ... Read more...


Comment on "Infants' perseverative search errors are induced by pragmatic misinterpretation".

23 Sep 2009 Topál et al. (Reports, 26 September 2008, p. 1831) proposed that infants' perseverative search errors can be explained by ostensive cues from the experimenter. We use the dynamic field theory to test the proposal that infants encode locations more ... Read more...

 

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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, Shortterm; Memories, Shortterm; Shortterm Memories; Shortterm Memory; Memory, Immediate; Immediate Memories; Immediate Memory; Memories, Immediate; 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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