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'''Sensory memory''' is the brief retention of raw sensory information in a modality-specific form before it is either attended to and transferred to short-term memory or lost to decay. It serves as a precategorical buffer that holds the sensory trace just long enough for the cognitive system to decide what deserves further processing — a filter that determines what the mind will ever become aware of. Despite its brevity, sensory memory is not a passive echo; its characteristics are shaped by top-down attention and bottom-up salience, making it an active gatekeeper rather than a mere recording device.

The two best-studied forms are [[Iconic memory|iconic memory]] (visual) and [[Echoic memory|echoic memory]] (auditory), though haptic and olfactory analogs likely exist. Sensory memory sits at the boundary between the physical world and the [[Cognitive psychology|cognitive system]]: it is the last stage at which information is still out

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