Memory limits: “Give us an answer!”

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 24 (1):150-151 (2001)
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Cowan has written a meticulous and thought-provoking review of the literature on short-term memory. However, reflections on one area of evidence, that of working memory span, shows the extent to which the research debate can be circumscribed by choice of experimental paradigms.

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10.1017/s0140525x01573926

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