Visuospatial Working Memory

Also known as: Corsi span · Spatial span · Visuospatial sketchpad

The capacity to hold and manipulate spatial information in short-term memory. The Corsi block-tapping test measures the spatial analogue of digit span — how many spatial locations can be remembered and reproduced in sequence.

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Corsi, P. M. (1972). Human memory and the medial temporal region of the brain. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, McGill University.