Over the top: Are there exceptions to the basic capacity limit?

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 24 (1):152-153 (2001)
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Can we identify individuals with a larger basic capacity than Cowan's proposed limit? Thompson et al. (1993) claimed that Rajan Mahadevan had a basic memory span of 13–15 items. Some of their supporting evidence is reconsidered and additional data are presented from study of another memory expert. More detailed analysis of performance in such cases may yield different conclusions.

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10.1017/s0140525x01593929

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