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Conceptual short-term memory (CSTM) supports core claims of Christiansen and Chater

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2016

Mary C. Potter
Mary C. Potter*
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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139. mpotter@mit.edu http://mollylab-1.mit.edu/lab/
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Abstract

Rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) of words or pictured scenes provides evidence for a large-capacity conceptual short-term memory (CSTM) that momentarily provides rich associated material from long-term memory, permitting rapid chunking (Potter 1993; 2009; 2012). In perception of scenes as well as language comprehension, we make use of knowledge that briefly exceeds the supposed limits of working memory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e88
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