How the task works
Encode the highlighted locations, wait for the pattern to disappear, and select the same cells. Grid size and number of targets determine the visual memory load.
Pattern Matrix
Remember which tiles light up, then rebuild the pattern after it disappears.
Choose a grid
Larger grids hold more highlighted tiles.
Task guide and research
Visual pattern memory test: rebuild a briefly shown grid
Pattern Matrix briefly highlights cells and then asks you to reconstruct their positions. It resembles visual-pattern span tasks more than matrix-reasoning tests such as Raven's matrices.
Research connection
Visual Patterns Test research separates visual pattern memory from spatial-sequential span. The cited work supports this distinction, while this game remains an informal practice adaptation.
How to interpret your result
Compare like-for-like grid settings. Chunking shapes or naming positions can improve performance without indicating a general change in visual memory capacity.
Research sources
These papers support the task paradigm and how researchers interpret it. They do not prove that this web game diagnoses a condition or produces broad, lasting cognitive improvement.
Questions people ask
What does this exercise practice?
Encode the highlighted locations, wait for the pattern to disappear, and select the same cells. Grid size and number of targets determine the visual memory load.
What does my score mean?
Compare like-for-like grid settings. Chunking shapes or naming positions can improve performance without indicating a general change in visual memory capacity.
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