Understanding Cognitive Abilities
Cognition is not a single trait. It is made up of multiple interacting abilities that support how we think, learn, and perform.
Commonly studied areas include working memory (holding and manipulating information), attention (selecting and sustaining focus), and processing speed (how quickly mental operations are carried out). Each ability can be measured independently, but they also influence one another over time.
Because cognitive performance fluctuates from moment to moment, individual measurements are less informative than patterns observed across repeated observations. Changes across time are what allow meaningful insight.
Memism focuses on measuring these abilities in a way that supports longitudinal observation, self-experimentation, and careful interpretation.
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About Memism
Memism is an international research collective conducting experimental and applied research in cognition, intelligence, and the learning sciences.
We operate research labs in China, Russia, Australia, and New Zealand, and coordinate distributed research across regions and disciplines.
Memism.net is the public research interface-designed to allow individuals and organisations to participate directly in this work by running experiments, tracking cognitive metrics over time, and generating research insights.
The platform is designed to support long-term, methodologically consistent research.