What Is Cognitive Span?
Cognitive Span is the amount of live speech you can hold and process before comprehension starts to slip.
Working Memory
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The Two-Second Collapse
One missed word can overload working memory and take the rest of the sentence with it.
Why German Word Order Makes Your Brain Buffer Mid-Sentence
German subordinate clauses push the verb to the end. That forces the listener to hold unresolved meaning in memory far longer than English ever requires.