Human working memory capacity is 7 ± 2 in a radial maze with distracting interruption: Possible implication for neural mechanisms of declarative and implicit long-term memory

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-256

  Glassman, Robert B ^a   Leniek, Kimberly M ^a   Haegerich, Tamara M ^a  

^a LAKE FOREST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Spatial memory; Species comparisons; Time delay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032194431     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(98)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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