BACKWARD DIGIT SPAN · WORKING MEMORY
Hold it in your head. Then reverse it.
Digits flash one at a time. When they're done, type them back in reverse order. The gold-standard clinical test of working memory. Span starts at 3 and grows.
3→9
digits — grows with each round
2
misses end the round
Avg 6
adult population
8+
top-decile working memory
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