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Re:Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync: Study by bovermyer on Monday June 11, 2018 @03:22PM (#17287610)
This seems to agree with my own experiences. I've never been able to hold seven things in my head at once, it's definitely closer to the four number.
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Re:Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync: Study by DiffEq on Monday June 11, 2018 @04:00PM (#17287992)
...and you may not be able to do a handstand. But if you learn the technique you can easily within a few weeks or less. Memory is no different. Learn the techniques recall and you will be able to remember more.
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Re:Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync: Study by graeme on Monday June 11, 2018 @04:44PM (#17288412)
Do you have any evidences that this applies to short term working memory? That's what the article is about. The limit seems to be 3-7, and it's not clear that's malleable.
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Re:Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync: Study by namibj on Monday June 11, 2018 @07:33PM (#17289524)
Well if I'm sober from a mental perspective, I can reverse >=11 digits if heard with a speed of 1~2 Hz.
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Re:Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync: Study by graeme on Monday June 11, 2018 @08:39PM (#17289840)
Are you chunking them?

I don't really have a good sense of what that speed implies mind you.

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Re:Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync: Study by osrec on Monday June 11, 2018 @09:24PM (#17290052)
I guess they meant 1 to 2 numbers said out loud per second
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Re:Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync: Study by namibj on Monday June 11, 2018 @11:43PM (#17290555)
You are correct, and I can neither confirm nor deny your parents question, as I've been out of (mental) shape due to the time of day. I don't think I did, las time i tried.
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Re:Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync: Study by lhuser123 on Monday June 11, 2018 @05:24PM (#17288736)
Yeah. The number 7 has always seems to me like an oversimplification. Applicable to specific cases.
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