Memory

Internal Memory Strategies

Learn and practice mental strategies for remembering new information.

Internal Memory Strategies

Learn six internal compensatory strategies — imagery, sentence linking, name association, grouping, rehearsal, and key information — with a worked example and short practice for each.

Short Term Memory

Retain and retrieve words, names, and facts after brief delays.

Spaced Retrieval Training

Timed recall intervals with distractor activities for memory rehabilitation.

Recalling Location of Items

Memorize item locations in a room photo, then recall them after a timed delay.

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Biographical Recall

Study a person's photo and biographical details, then recall them from memory.

Dinner Party

Meet several guests, then recall each one's name after a short delay.

Working Memory

Hold and manipulate information during conversation and tasks.

Conversational Working Memory

Recall facts about a character introduced through a short conversation.

External Memory Aids

Capture information in a written aid, then read it back instead of recalling it.

Note-Taking Systems and External Supports

A short orientation: what the evidence supports about external memory aids, and how to choose a system the patient will keep using.

Taking a Message

Write down a spoken message as it arrives, then answer from your own notes rather than from memory.

Smartphone Reminders

Put appointments, birthdays, and bills into the phone the patient already carries.

Putting It In Your Phone

Enter appointments, birthdays, and bills into the patient's own phone — from plain prompts, then from real cards, bills, and notes.

Easy8 tasks Difficult6 tasks