This is the background research on the science fair project about how short term memory is affected by age. Short term memory acts as a kind of “scratch pad” for the temporary storage of information that is being understood by the brain. Short term memory is sometimes referred to as the brains post-it-notes. It is thought of as the ability to recall and understand at the same time. It typically can only hold up to seven items or less. The information is only active for about ten to fifteen seconds or up to one minute at most. For example, if you had short term memory loss it would mean your “scratch pad” is not working very well. That means you would have a difficult time remembering something you were just told.
Short term memory
Short term memory