working memory
Britishnoun
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They show working memory and metacognitive monitoring, the ability to track and reflect on their own thought processes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
My executive function, the set of mental processes that help order the day-to-day — like organization, working memory, time management and focus — was in shambles.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2025
Reduce decision fatigue by having a set rhythm to your days - a predictable structure can take pressure off your working memory.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
His disease has targeted his frontal lobes, which manage social behavior, emotional regulation, impulse control, planning and working memory — essentially, everything a person needs to relate to others.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
Human working memory can hold only a few items at a time.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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