Working memory refers to the memory you can consciously hold in your mind at any one instant—such as a phone number you just looked up. Most people can only hold about four totally independent items ...

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Memory loss often feels like something that arrives late in life. In reality, the story may begin much earlier, long before symptoms appear. New research suggests that what happens in those earlier ...