short-term memory

Also known as GO:0007614, primary memory, active memory, Memory, Short-Term

the memory process that deals with the storage, retrieval and modification of information received a short time (up to about 30 minutes) ago

Research

56,758 papers

SHORT-TERM MEMORY.British medical bulletin · 1964
Chunking and data compression in verbal short-term memory.Cognition · 2021
Short-term memory: where do we stand?Memory & cognition · 1993
Very short-term conceptual memory.Memory & cognition · 1993
From short-term store to multicomponent working memory: The role of the modal model.Memory & cognition · 2019

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Short-term memory (or "primary" or "active memory") is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short interval. For example, short-term memory holds a phone number that has just been recited. The duration of short-term memory (absent rehearsal or active maintenance) is estimated to be on the order of seconds. The commonly cited capacity of 7 items, found in Miller's law, has been superseded by 3-5 items. In contrast, long-term memory holds information indefinitely.

Short-term memory is not the same as working memory, which refers to structures and processes used for temporarily storing and manipulating information.