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Science 6 June 1980:
Vol. 208. no. 4448, pp. 1181 - 1182
DOI: 10.1126/science.7375930
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Science, Vol 208, Issue 4448, 1181-1182
Copyright © 1980 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Acquisition of a memory skill

KA Ericcson, WG Chase, and S Faloon

After more than 230 hours of practice in the laboratory, a subject was able to increase his memory span from 7 to 79 digits. His performance on other memory tests with digits equaled that of memory experts with lifelong training. With an appropriate mnemonic system, there is seemingly no limit to memory performance with practice.


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