1. Miller observed that memory span of young adults is approximately seven items. 2. Other evidence attributes differences in interpreting ambiguous sentences to working memory span . 3. Yet the modern memory span is about as capacious as a flea's. 4. Same with " A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds ." 5. Musical training improves the verbal memory span, but does not improve visual memory span . 6. Musical training improves the verbal memory span , but does not improve visual memory span. 7. The second cognitive limitation Miller discusses is memory span . 8. Preschoolers given short-term musical training showed improvement in their executive function and verbal memory span . 9. To do this Hourihan and Benjamin capitalized on variations in memory span among their participants. 10. Other memory span tests focus on both a processing task and a memory storage task.