Working memory in the oldest-old: evidence from output serial position curves

In the present study, we examined adult age differences in short-term and working memory performance in middle-aged (45–64 years), young–old (65–74 years), old–old (75–89 years), and oldest–old adults (90 years and over) in the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study. Previous research suggests that measures...

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Published in:	Memory & cognition 2011-11, Vol.39 (8), p.1423-1434
Main Authors:	Elliott, Emily M., Cherry, Katie E., Brown, Jennifer Silva, Smitherman, Emily A., Jazwinski, S. Michal, Yu, Qingzhao, Volaufova, Julia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Adult. Elderly Adults Age differences Age effects Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Behavioral Science and Psychology Biological and medical sciences Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognitive load Cognitive Psychology Correlation analysis Data processing Developmental psychology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geriatrics Gerontology Health Surveys Human Humans Hypotheses Investigations Judgment Learning. Memory Louisiana Memory Memory, Short-Term - physiology Mental Recall - physiology Middle age Middle Aged Neuropsychological Tests Neuropsychology Older people Population Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Recall Short term Short term memory Size Perception - physiology Very old Wechsler Scales
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