Imagine that: Self-imagination improves prospective memory in memory-impaired individuals with neurological damage

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Recent research has demonstrated that “self-imagination” - a mnemonic strategy developed by Grilli and Glisky (2010)15. Grilli, M. D. and Glisky, E. L. 2010. Self-imagination enhances recognition memory in memory impaired individuals with neurological damage. Neuropsychology, 24(6): 698-710. [CrossRef], [PubMed]View all references - enhances episodic memory in memory-impaired individuals with neurological damage more than traditional cognitive strategies, including semantic elaboration and visual imagery. The present study investigated the effect of self-imagination on prospective memory in individuals with neurologically based memory deficits. In two separate sessions, 12 patients with memory impairment took part in a computerised general knowledge test that required them to answer multiple choice questions (i.e., ongoing task) and press the “1” key when a target word appeared in a question (i.e., prospective memory task). Prior to the start of the general knowledge test in each session, participants attempted to encode the prospective memory task with one of two strategies: self-imagination or rote-rehearsal. The findings revealed a “self-imagination effect (SIE)” in prospective memory as self-imagining resulted in better prospective memory performance than rote-rehearsal. These results demonstrate that the mnemonic advantage of self-imagination extends to prospective memory in memory-impaired individuals with neurological damage and suggest that self-imagination has potential in cognitive rehabilitation.View full textDownload full textKeywordsSelf-referential processing, Implementation intentions, Memory rehabilitation, Brain damageRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2011.627263