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The Limits of Working Memory: It Grows but Doesn’t Develop, We Should Train It… But Can’t Really — So What Do We Do Instead?| title | The Limits of Working Memory: It Grows but Doesn’t Develop, We Should Train It… But Can’t Really — So What Do We Do Instead? |
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| start_date | 2025/12/08 |
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| schedule | 11h-12h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | salle des Voûtes |
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| summary | Do we know what drives the growth of working memory? When comparing the memorization of different materials, it seems to mature more than it develops — its capacity increases largely independently of knowledge. However, the maturation process itself is limited: babies start surprisingly high while adults remain constrained, so the age-related gains are modest. Also, unlike IQ, working memory resists the Flynn effect, showing little improvement across generations. On a larger scale, intelligence may depend on capacity, yet human history shows we manage just fine without any substantial growth of working memory. So, should we train working memory … or is there a smarter way forward. |
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| responsibles | Basques |
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| submitted | published | | 2025/12/04 08:42 UTC |
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