Prospective memory skill

Acquisition of a memory skill.

After more than 230 hours of practice in the laboratory, a subject was able to increase his memory span from 7 to 79 digits. His performance on other memory tests with digits equaled that of memory experts with lifelong training. With an appropriate mnemonic system, there is seemingly no limit to memory performance with practice.

Prospective and Retrospective Memory Complaints in HIV-Infected Individuals

Background and purpose: Deficits of retrospective memory (RetM) and prospective memory (ProM), which are two primary components of episodic memory, have been reported in prior studies in HIV-infected individuals. The present study aimed to further elucidate the characteristics of prospective and retrospective memory complaints in HIV-infected individuals. Materials and Methods: We recruited 50...

Prospective Memory Based Cognitive Rehabilitation: Active Attention and Memory in Children With Hyperactivity Disorder

Objective Professionals rely on the diagnostic criteria of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) for the diagnosis of  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). DSM-5 recognizes three subtypes of ADHD; predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, and the combined types. ADHD is widely...

Prospective memory

Further reading Alberini, C.M. (2011). The role of reconsolidation and the dynamic process of long-term memory formation and storage. Front. Behav. Neurosci. 5, 12. Alberini, C.M. ed. (2013). Memory Reconsolidation (San Diego, CA: Elsevier). Besnard, A., Caboche, J., and Laroche, S. (2012). Reconsolidation of memory: a decade of debate. Prog. Neurobiol. 1, 61–80. Dębiec, J., Bush, D.E, and LeDo...

Syllogistic Reasoning Tasks, Working Memory, and Skill