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BRAIN GAMES
Step 1
Memory span 438
Starting at the top, read out loud each line of
Your short-term memory can numbers, one at a time. Cover up the line and then
store a certain amount of try to repeat the numbers. Work your way down 7209
information for a limited time. the list until you can’t remember them all. 18546
This game reveals your brain’s
ability to remember numbers Most people can hold only seven 907513
numbers at a time in their short-term
and words. You may be 2146307
memory, so good job if you could
surprised at your own abilities. remember more. 50918243

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These games test your capacity for storing numbers, words, 1728406395
and visual information in your memory. They also show the
two different ways we remember—recall and recognition.
Recall is finding information in your memory when you
need it. Recognition is knowing something when you see it. DO YOU

REMEMBER?

Visual memory
How good is your memory
for visual images? Study
these 16 pictures for
45 seconds. Then close
the book and write down
as many as you can.
How well did you do?

You’ve done well if you
have remembered more than
half the objects. More than
12 is an excellent result.

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