9 Medical Reasons Your Short-Term Memory Is Getting Worse

What is short-term memory?

The quick definition: This is the type of memory you need to accomplish your immediate goals, explains Patrick Lyden, MD, chair of the department of neurology at Cedars-Sinai. That may be rattling through tasks during the workday, remembering someone’s name, email, or phone number, or recalling where you tossed your keys when you got home.

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