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	How much memory capacity is in a human brain? By Nathaniel Draper Asked Nov 28 2007 10:20AM	22 Pts Rate Question

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by Cyndi Ninja on Nov 28, 2007 at 11:10 am Permalink

As for long term memory the possibilities are endless. But there are three types of memory the brain uses, long term, short term and working.

Working is the go-between of long and short term. It is held that the working memory can hold 5 pieces (+ or - 2) of information at one time. Once the working memory has reached capacity, either the information is transferred to long term memory or it is discarded.

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