Some people are better than others at remembering what they have just seen – holding mental pictures in mind from moment to moment. An individual’s capacity for such visual working memory can be predicted by his or her brainwaves, researchers have discovered. A key brain electrical signal leveled off when the number of objects held in mind exceeded a subject’s capacity to accurately remember them, while it continued to soar in those with higher capacity.
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Grohol, J. (2004). Brain signal predicts working memory prowess. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/04/19/brain-signal-predicts-working-memory-prowess/
Grohol, J. (2004). Brain signal predicts working memory prowess. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/04/19/brain-signal-predicts-working-memory-prowess/
