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primary (short-term) memory or registration

Immediate recall, registration or short-term memory. Stimuli have been recognized & registered. Decay occurs rapidly, sometimes within 1-2 seconds. Rehearsal may preserve items in short-term memory. * Health care workers often use the term 'short-term' memory incorrectly to designate secondary or recent memory.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Osterweil et al eds, McGraw Hill, New York, 2000, pg 77