PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - E. Z. Meilikhov AU - R. M. Farzetdinova TI - On Miller’s rule for the brain working memory, or why human memory is so short AID - 10.1101/035014 DP - 2015 Jan 01 TA - bioRxiv PG - 035014 4099 - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2015/12/22/035014.short 4100 - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2015/12/22/035014.full AB - Working memory is a cognitive construct that describes how information can be maintained in brain for a limited period of time, while concurrent processing is also performed. We present a simple model that accounts for working memory span and explains the origin of the cognitive Miller’s rule (Magical Number Seven).