Digits Across Languages: The Role of Lexical and Numerical Characteristics in Digit Span Performance Across Fourteen Languages

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Abstract

Background: The digit span task, a measure of auditory verbal short‐term and working memory, is widely used globally. Emerging research has revealed variations in digit span performance across languages among young adults; however, studies focusing on older populations are scarce and typically involving limited languages.

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