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the pre-frontal lobe allows humans to temporarily hold information to complete a task (working, or short-term, memory). the hippocampus plays an important role in the consolidation of information in the short-term memory to long-term memory.
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Does gender affect short term memory?
There is no evidence that gender affects short-term memory.
What affects short term memory?
marijuana
What drug affects short term memory?
marijuana
What happens in Alzheimer's?
At first AD destroys neurons (nerve cells) in parts of the brain that control memory, including the hippocampus, which is a structure deep in the deep that controls short-term memory.
Where does memory exist in the brain?
Memory is stored in the hippocampus region of the brain. We generally have two kinds of memory, short term and long term.
Which area of the cerebral is used for short term memory?
The frontal lobe is the part of the brain used for short-term memory.
How does the brain handle information for short-term and long-term memory?
The brain handles short-term memory by keeping it for 35-40 sec. The brain handles long-term by storing the information for a long time, and is brought back when the memory is needed.
What would you brain store in short term memory?
I forget.
What area of the cerebral cortex is used for short term memory?
The frontal lobe is the part of the brain used for short-term memory.
What part of the brain causes short term memory loss?
hippocampus :)
When you hear a phone number and write it down your brain uses?
When you hear a phone number and write it down, your brain uses short term memory.
What part of the brain helps you remember things?
Many different parts of the brain are involved in memory recall (what people commonly call "remembering"). However, if one had to restrict his/her answer to a single brain structure, the hippocampus would probably be the one at the top of most neuroscientists' lists.
