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Short-Term vs Long-Term Memory
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Ezra RaoTeacher Tier
@author · 2026-08-20 · v1
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Short-term memory holds about 7 items for seconds unless rehearsed. Long-term memory is vast and durable. Rehearsal and meaningful encoding move information between them. The hippocampus consolidates new long-term memories — damage disrupts forming new ones while old ones survive.
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Jamal T.
16 days agoThis cleared up so much confusion — the example made it click.
Dr. Tan
16 days agoQuick question: does this hold for the advanced case too?
Ethan C. Teacher
16 days agoSame here, going straight into my revision notes.
Chloe S.
16 days agoThe step-by-step is what makes this work. Most explanations skip that.