Working Memory Load Limit Affected by Brain Coupling, Synchrony

Working memory capacity Maximum working memory capacity – for instance the total number of images a person can hold in working memory at the same time – varies between individuals but averages about seven. This new study tries to understand what causes the memory to have this intrinsic limit. The study’s lead author, Dr Dimitris Pinotsis, a Lecturer at the Department of Psychology at City, University of London, and a Research Affiliate at the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, said: “At peak memory capacity, the brain signals that maintain memories and guide actions based on these memories, reach their maximum. Above this peak, the same signals break down.” As researchers have previously correlated working memory capacity with intelligence, understanding what causes working memory to have an intrinsic limit is important because it could also help explain the limited nature of conscious thought and how it might break down in diseases. https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/working-memory-load-limit-affected-by-brain-coupling-synchrony-300182?utm_campaign=Newsletter_TN_BreakingScienceNews&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62484032&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Yablfm-EyQI6gb4dV3q1fa7y7E4GV9NKwXfjJqPfFaqJR_61Drcar7agkJL6i8030DWqGS1rPpBlQaTHgme_E9kYnsg&_hsmi=62484032