Salk scientists develop computational model showing how the brain maintains short-term memories
If you ve ever forgotten something mere seconds after it was at the forefront of your mind the name of a dish you were about to order at a restaurant, for instance then you know how important working memory is. This type of short-term recall is how people retain information for a matter of seconds or minutes to solve a problem or carry out a task, like the next step in a series of instructions. But, although it s critical in our day-to-day lives, exactly how the brain manages working memory has been a mystery.