working memory
WER-king MEM-oh-ree
ˈwɜːrkɪŋ ˈmɛməriListen
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a limited-capacity cognitive system that temporarily holds and manipulates information needed for ongoing mental tasks such as reasoning, comprehension, and learning; Alan Baddeley's influential model comprises a central executive coordinating a phonological loop for verbal information, a visuospatial sketchpad for visual information, and an episodic buffer linking working memory to long-term memory; working memory capacity correlates strongly with general intelligence and academic achievement and declines with normal ageing and in conditions such as ADHD and Alzheimer's disease
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