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Memory: It's Quality Of Filing, Not Quantity Of Storage That Matters
He and his colleagues found that it's not so much how much information you can fit in your brain but how well you're able to sort through and access what's there, an important distinction.
Researchers tested subjects to see if they were able to think and not think about certain objects when asked. I asked Ed Vogel how that was possible. © Copyright 2012, OPB
(2005-11-23)
PORTLAND, OR
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(Oregon Considered) - A new study published in next month's issue of Nature, will feature memory research of University of Oregon Professor Ed Vogel. He and his colleagues found that it's not so much how much information you can fit in your brain but how well you're able to sort through and access what's there, an important distinction.
Researchers tested subjects to see if they were able to think and not think about certain objects when asked. I asked Ed Vogel how that was possible. © Copyright 2012, OPB
