A biocognitive approach to the conscious core of immediate memory
Behavioral and Brain Sciences February 1, 2001 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x01233925 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that immediate memory's limited capacity is a consequence of the limited capacity of consciousness, which is rooted in the dynamic activity of the thalamocortical core, and that this must be understood through biocognitive brain architecture. |
Abstract
The limited capacity of immediate memory “rides” on the even more limited capacity of consciousness, which reflects the dynamic activity of the thalamocortical core of the brain. Recent views of the conscious narrow-capacity component of the brain are explored with reference to global workspace theory (Baars 1988; 1993; 1998). The radical limits of immediate memory must be explained in terms of biocognitive brain architecture.