Expired70% confidenceFactExact time
Researcher Nelson Cowan revised the number of information chunks in human working memory to approximately 4.
4
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70%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/2/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
Sources
Planning with Files: Solving AI Coding's "Amnesia" Problem with Three Files
bilibiliCharaplay6/7/2026
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