Neuro toolkit / 03
Sequence memory game
The grid flashes a pattern; you play it back. Each round adds one step, and somewhere between five and nine your working memory will wave a white flag: that is normal, that is the game, and beating yesterday's best is the whole sport. Progress lives on this device only.
Press start and watch the pattern.
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Sources
- The magical number seven, plus or minus two: some limits on our capacity for processing information Psychological Review (Miller GA), 1956The classic paper on short-term memory span; visual sequence spans are typically shorter.
- Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission The Lancet (Livingston G et al), 2024Cognitive engagement and novelty as reserve builders; games are one enjoyable form.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-16
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