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Memory Slots in the Brain

Caption: UO psychologist Edward Awh and colleagues have found that people with high IQs may be able to remember more than the four objects an average person can store in short-term memory, but they may not be able to recall the objects with clarity.

Credit: Photo by Jim Barlow

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