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Memory used for information that only needs to be stored for a short time
Short-term memory is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short interval. For example, short-term memory holds a phone number that has just been recited. The duration of short-term memory is estimated to be on the order of seconds. The commonly cited capacity of 7 items, found in Miller's law, has been superseded by 3-5 items. In contrast, long-term memory holds information indefinitely. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Short-term memoryA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A comparative analysis of K-Nearest Neighbor, Genetic, Support Vector Machine, Decision Tree, and Long Short Term Memory algorithms in machine learningInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Working Memory CapacityThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Long Short-Term MemoryCited 90,716 times
- Go sideways: Serial-position effectA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Long-term memoryA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Long Short-Term Memory
Fundamentals of Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network
The magical number 4 in short-term memory: A reconsideration of mental storage capacity
Short-Term Memory in Vision
Working Memory, Short-Term Memory, and Reading Disabilities
Short-term memory and long-term memory are still different.
Very short-term conceptual memory
Short-Term Memory and Working Memory
🆕 Influential since 2022
A comparative analysis of K-Nearest Neighbor, Genetic, Support Vector Machine, Decision Tree, and Long Short Term Memory algorithms in machine learning
Improved anti-noise adaptive long short-term memory neural network modeling for the robust remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries
Long Short-Term Memory Networks: A Comprehensive Survey
Long short-term enhanced memory for sequential recommendation
Long short-term memory with activation on gradient
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Working Memory CapacityNelson Cowan · 2012
Cognitive development and working memoryPierre Barrouillet, Vinciane Gaillard · 2010
Working memory and academic learningMilton J. Dehn · 2008- 📕Long-term memory problems in children and adolescentsMilton J. Dehn · 2010
- 📕The serial-position curve in kinesthetic short-term memoryMartha Nann Dowell · 1979
- 📕Working Memory in DevelopmentPierre Barrouillet, Valérie Camos · 2018
Interactions between short-term and long-term memory in the verbal domainAnnabel Thorn, Mike Page · 2008- 📕Exploring Working MemoryAlan Baddeley · 2017
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🔗 Related topics
- Serial-position effect Serial-position effect is the tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst. The term was coined…
- Long-term memory Long-term memory (LTM) is the stage of the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model in which informative knowledge is held indefinitely. It is defined in contrast…
- Baddeley's model of working memory Baddeley's model of working memory is a model of human memory proposed by Alan Baddeley and Graham Hitch in 1974, in an attempt to present a more accurate…
- Working memory Working memory is a cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily. It is important for reasoning and the guidance of decision-m…
- Chunking (psychology) In cognitive psychology, chunking is a process by which small individual pieces of a set of information are bound together to create a meaningful whole…
- Decay theory The Decay theory is a theory that proposes that memory fades due to the mere passage of time. Information is therefore less available for later retrieval…
- Nelson Cowan Nelson Cowan is the Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri. He specializes in working memory…
- Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model The Atkinson–Shiffrin model (also known as the multi-store model or modal model) is a model of memory proposed in 1968 by Richard Atkinson and Richard…