Working memory functions like a school bag, storing temporary information that is needed for the current task in "lockers" in the frontal part of the brain. The attentional octopus that serves as working memory can hold a few items of information at a time, around 4-5 items on average when memorized within 10 seconds.
Working memory functions like a school bag, storing temporary information that is needed for the current task in "lockers" in the frontal part of the brain. The attentional octopus that serves as working memory can hold a few items of information at a time, around 4-5 items on average when memorized within 10 seconds.
Working memory functions like a school bag, storing temporary information that is needed for the current task in "lockers" in the frontal part of the brain. The attentional octopus that serves as working memory can hold a few items of information at a time, around 4-5 items on average when memorized within 10 seconds.
The long term memory, just like in real life, you store your temporarily unneeded things in those lockers.Your lockers are used to put things in your bag when u need them, which becomes ur working memory because it contains what u need for the time being.
2. Where in the brain does your attentional octopus “live”?
Attentional octopus serves as our working memory. It is usually live in our frontal part of the brain.
3. How many items of information can people’s working memory?
Our working usually can hold few things at a time. For example you were given 5 items to memorize in 10 seconds, you were able to remember 4 items.