Which of the following is the sho-term memory that keeps information available for very sho periods of time?
High-Yield Explanation
Working memory is a form of sho-term memory that keeps information available, usually for very sho periods, while the individual plans action based on it. Working memory areas are connected to the hippocampus and the adjacent parahippocampal poions of the medial temporal coex. Ref: Barrett K.E., Barman S.M., Boitano S., Brooks H.L. (2012). Chapter 15. Learning, Memory, Language, & Speech. In K.E. Barrett, S.M. Barman, S. Boitano, H.L. Brooks (Eds), Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 24e.