Abstract Assessing cognitive change during a single visit requires the comparison of estimated premorbid abilities and current neuropsychological functioning. Although premorbid intellect has been widely examined, estimating premorbid memory abilities has received less attention. The current study used demographic variables and an estimate of premorbid intellect to predict premorbid memory abilities in a sample of 95 community-dwelling, cognitively intact older adults. These prediction formulas were then applied to a sample of 74 individuals with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment to look for discrepancies between premorbid and current memory abilities. Despite minimal differences between premorbid and current memory abilities in the intact sample, large and statistically significant differences were observed in the impaired sample. Although validation in larger samples is needed, the current estimates of premorbid memory abilities may aid clinicians in determining change across time. Key words: assessmentlearning and memorypredicting cognition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The project described was supported by research grants (R03 AG025850–01; K23 AG028417–01A2) from the National Institutes on Aging. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Aging or the National Institutes of Health. Notes Note. All scores are age-corrected standard scores based on the test manuals. WRAT-3 = Wide Range Achievement Test–3; BVMT-R = Brief Visuospatial Memory Test–Revised; HVLT-R = Hopkins Verbal Learning Test–Revised; MCI = Mild Cognitive Impairment. Note. Age is years old. Education is number of years completed. Gender is coded as male = 0 and female = 1. BVMT-R = Brief Visuospatial Memory Test–Revised; HVLT-R = Hopkins Verbal Learning Test–Revised; WRAT-3 = Wide Range Achievement Test–3.

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