working memory
Britishnoun
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Among boys, greater participation in guided physical activity from childhood through adolescence was linked to better working memory.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Among girls, greater amounts of light intensity physical activity since childhood were associated with better working memory during adolescence.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
"But it also brings challenges with working memory and remembering things and if you don't have those systems and strategies in place it just feels like you're trying to swim uphill constantly."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
These capabilities make it “exceptionally” suited for complex agentic AI workloads, which demand extensive working memory for context retention and high-speed communication, Alibaba said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
This let them measure not just focus, but his short-term, or working, memory.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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