[ctmom05]

That term was thrown out in a discussion today. Can anyone kindly explain to me what "working memory impairment" means, please?

Christine

[heatherm]

Hi Christine,

I would think that this term has something to do with dementia?

I did some searching on it and that was where it is directing me to. I am sorry I don't have more of an answer for you. Maybe someone else here does?


Heather

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - it goes on."
~~Robert Frost

[Rapunzel]

Working memory is basically the same thing as short term memory - your memory over a short period of time. Sometimes we need to remember something just until we need to use it, but it isn't important to encode it into long-term memory. Like when somebody tells you a phone number and you remember it long enough to find pencil and paper to write it down, or to go call the number. But next month you probably won't still remember that phone number because it isn't necessary to clutter up your brain with a bunch of stuff like that.

So, working memory impairment would be an interference with the ability to remember things like phone numbers, etc. that are not encoded into long-term memory, or in other words short term memory loss.

Here's more information: <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/working-memory>http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/working-memory</A>

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