Test your memory!

Online test allows public to assess their recall; scientists will use data to study long-term memory. We're hoping that thousands of people from all walks of life, and from all over the world, will go to the website and take part." - —Dr Jon Simons from the University of Cambridge's Department of Experimental Psychology Today, Tuesday 10 January, researchers at the University of Cambridge launch what could be the world's biggest ever memory experiment. Yasemin Yazar, Zara Bergström and Jon Simons from the University of Cambridge's Department of Experimental Psychology, along with Charles Fernyhough from Durham University, have teamed up with the Guardian to run an online experiment for members of the public to test their memory abilities and find out how they stack up against their friends. "We're hoping that thousands of people from all walks of life, and from all over the world, will go to the website and take part," said Simons, who is leading the research. Anybody can participate by clicking http://www.guardian.co.uk/memorystudy   to go to the Guardian experiment website and test their memory abilities for free from the comfort of their own homes. The experiment, which will take just a few minutes to complete, investigates features of long-term memory (our ability to remember events we have experienced). Participants will study words presented on the screen and different aspects of their memory for the words will be assessed.