Efficacy of memory training: A technological extension and replication

Abstract

This study expanded earlier work demonstrating the efficacies of two methods of memory training for head-injured patients, both of which utilize imagery mnemonics. Patients were taught to remember long word lists and to associate names with faces. Computer-assisted technologies have been developed for these methods, and comparisons were made between the computerized and original, non-computerized versions. It was found that the computer-assisted procedures were at least as, if not more, effective than the original procedures. A replication combining both samples (N = 30) again demonstrated the efficacy of the two training methods. The study supports the previous finding that head-injured patients can learn and utilize these mnemonic techniques and indicates that computer assistance may have a beneficial effect.