Can ye haud a picter in yer heid? Squares licht up, syne gang dark: tap the yins that were lit. Ae mair square ilka level. Free, nae sign-up.
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Whit this test measures
It measures short-term sicht mindin: hou muckle o a pattern ye can haud in yer mind efter it disappears. It is modelled on the Visual Patterns Test, whaur fowk see a grid wi some squares filled in, then mark the filled squares on an empty grid 1.
The researchers that made that test showed that mindin a pattern seen aw at ance is no the same as mindin a sequence o places: some fowk wi brain injuries did puirly on ae kind o test and normally on the ither 1. The order mindin test on this site covers the ither kind.
Hou the test warks
- The squares licht up thegither for 1.2 seconds. Syne tap ilk square that wis lit, in ony order.
- Level 1 lichts 3 squares, and ilka level adds ane. The grid gets bigger as ye gang on, sae there are mair places tae luik at.
- 3 wrang taps in ae round cost ye a life, and ye hae 3 lives. Efter ye lose a life, ye play the same level again wi a new pattern.
Hou tae read yer score
Yer level is the heichest level ye completit, and ‘squares mindit’ is hou mony squares war lit at that level. Some patterns mak an easy shape and ithers luik random, sae yer level can loup fae yin run tae anither. This is a wab gemme inspired by a research test, no the clinical test itsel, sae the scores cannae be compared wi clinical results.
Gettin the maist oot o it
Play in a quiet meenit and on the same device ilka time: a bigger screen maks the grid easier tae scan. Practice helps wi ony mindin gemme, sae the trend ower several runs tells ye mair than ae nummer.
Related tests
- Order mindin testHou lang a sequence o places ye can repeat in order.
- Chimp testHou mony nummers on a grid ye can tap in order fae memory.
- Nummer mindin testHou lang a nummer ye can haud in mind an type back.
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Cite this page: Sicht Mindin Test. Helibrain. 2026. https://helibrain.com/sco/visual-memory-test. CC BY 4.0.
Common questions
How this test works
This test measures how much of a pattern you can hold in mind after it disappears. Some squares of a grid light up together for 1.2 seconds and then go dark. Tap all the squares that were lit, in any order. Level 1 lights 3 squares, each level adds one, and the grid grows as you go. Three wrong taps lose a life, and you have 3 lives. Your score is the highest level you finished. It is modelled on a pattern memory task described in 1999.
Version 1 · Cite this test:
Helibrain (2026). Visual memory test, v1. https://helibrain.com/visual-memory-test/methods
Sources
How we made this page: scrieved bi the Helibrain team fae the studies listed abuin, an checked bi Robert(Inglis) (PhD candidate in biophysics) on 11/3/2026. We update it when the soorces chynges.