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Studies of STM properties in animals may help us better understand the nature of our own storage limitations: The case of birdsong acquisition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Dietmar Todt
Dietmar Todt
Affiliation:
Institute of Biology: Behavioural Biology, FU Berlin, D-12163 Berlin, Germanytodt@zedat.fu-berlin.de www.verhaltensbiologie.fu-berlin.de
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I like Cowan's review of STM properties and especially his suggestions on the role of attention. I missed, however, a consideration of studies which provide evidence for STM properties in animals. In my commentary, I argue that such evidence can elucidate the biological basis of storage limitations, validating this view by discussing mechanisms which constrain the acquisition of serial information in songbirds.

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Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 149 - 150
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press