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Behavioral genetics
Individual differences in working-memory capacity are to some extent heritable; that is, about half of the variation between individuals is related to differences in their genes. The genetic component of variability of working-memory capacity is largely shared with that of fluid intelligence.

Attempts to identify individual gene
Little is known about which genes are related to the functioning of working memory. Within the theoretical framework of the multi-component model, one candidate gene has been proposed, namely ROBO1 for the hypothetical phonological loop component of working memory.

''More recently another gene was found regarding working memory. Looking at genetically diverse mice, Gpr12 was found in promoting a protein necessary for working memory. When they took mice that were performing worse on memory tests than their control mouse counterparts and increased their Gpr12 proteins, those mice improved from 50% to 80%. That brought the low performance mice up to level similar to their control counterparts. ''

Relationship with uncertainty
''A recent study by Li and collogues showed evidence that the some brain regions responsible for working memory is also responsible for how much humans trust those memories. In the past studies have shown that individuals can evaluate how much they trust their own memories, but knowledge onto how human's can do this was largely unknown. Using spatial memory test and fMRI scans, they processed where and when the information was being stored and used this data to determine memory errors. They also asked the participants to expresses how uncertain they were about their memories, with both sets of information the researchers could conclude that memory and the trust in that memory are stored within the same brain region.''

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Working memory is the type of short-term memory that allows humans and other mammals to process present information while incorporating past experiences and future predictions.

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