How to Test My Brain's Memory

Memory tests can help you determine whether your memory is still good and can keep track of your progress through the exercises. There are several ways in which you can conduct a memory test --- all of which are effective and have their own individual uses. You can take a memory test at home and record your results. This exercise will take only a few minutes.

Instructions

• 1

  Print 10 photo cards containing simple images, such as a banana, a beach ball or a balloon. Create a copy for each one to make a total of 20 photo cards, or 10 pairs. Use your computer to print these photo cards on regular paper. You can find these images online, or you can take your own photos and upload them to your computer with a USB cord or by inserting your camera's memory card into your computer and uploading the photos.

• 2

  Place the memory cards facing up on a flat surface to show their images. Distribute them randomly in five rows, with four cards in each column.

• 3

  Try to remember the image on the each tile and its respective position of its match. Do this for 30 seconds before flipping the cards to face the table or ground.

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  Rematch the cards by flipping them face-up one by one. Flip over one card and then try to flip over its match. Take note of the number of times you flipped over a mismatched card and compare this with the number of times you flipped the right card. If you were wrong more often than you were right, you can use this test to improve your memory.

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  Repeat the test. To improve your memory, repeat this test several times, as often as it takes for you to improve.