EVERYDAY MEMORY FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Residual memory deficits may represent a problem to the everyday funct ioning of a large number of people, including those who have sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI). The present exploratory study sought to investigate the interrelationships between subjective memory reports, performance on traditional memory tests, and performance on tests of prospective memory. These interrelationships were contrasted between a group of 24 adults who had sustained TBI and a group of 24 matched co ntrol subjects. Prospective memory was hypothesized to be indicative o f everyday memory functioning. The results provided preliminary eviden ce that prospective memory tests are sensitive to TBI-related neurolog ical impairment and, in comparison to traditional tests, may be better indicators of functional memory capacity. This pattern was particular ly true for control subjects, possibly because TBI subjects had diffic ulties in evaluating their memory functioning.