Testing Your Mind, Strengthening Your Memory

Mental exercises can keep your brain limber and even help to improve your memory. The following set of questions will create a baseline that you can use to help determine whether your memory is stable or declining. Answer the questions now, then repeat the exercises in six months to compare your performance over time. Below, you'll also find one of the strategies researchers have devised to train — and improve — your memory.

Testing Your Mind, Strengthening Your Memory

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