Drawing

Drawing improves item memory in humans.

“younger participants benefited from drawing over writing in item and associative memory”

Human trial

Drawing as an efficient encoding tool in younger but not always older adults: The case of associative memory

Memory & cognition·Jan 4, 2024

Drawing improves memory performance in humans.

“Across age groups, we showed that drawing, writing, and reading aloud as encoding techniques yielded better memory than silently reading words, with drawing leading to the largest boost.”

Human trialrelative to silently reading words10-seconds eachn = 300

Age differences in effectiveness of encoding techniques on memory

Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition·Apr 17, 2023

Drawing improves memory detail in humans.

“Self-reports of the level of detail in the recalled memory were better maintained for events drawn compared to written during the reminiscing stage”

Human trialdrawing in a diarytwo-week period

Drawing compared to writing in a diary enhances recall of autobiographical memories

Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition·Mar 6, 2022

Drawing improves autobiographical memory recall accuracy in humans.

“Across age groups, match accuracy was significantly higher for those drawn than written during the reminiscing phase.”

Human trialdrawing in a diarytwo-week period

Drawing compared to writing in a diary enhances recall of autobiographical memories

Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition·Mar 6, 2022