Aging and everyday memory: the beneficial effect of memory training.

Abstract:

:The authors investigated elderly people's ability to benefit from specific memory training. Empirical evidence of cognitive aging shows a deterioration in working memory ability but also suggests that elderly people maintain the ability to acquire new information and strategies. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of two different mnemonic strategies (Loci mnemonic vs. Strategic training) in young and older adults and to evaluate the ability of the older groups to improve performance. Participants received extensive practice in the use of a specific strategy. Three groups of participants (20 adult, 20 younger elderly, and 20 older elderly) were tested in the laboratory, as well as in ecological conditions using a battery of cognitive tests. Questionnaires were also administrated to explore cognitive, metacognitive and emotive motivational aspects of working memory performance. The results show the efficacy of both trainings in improving performances in different tasks, particularly the ecological. The elderly benefit from strategies as much as younger people; nevertheless, the memory performances of the latter are higher. Differences between the two trainings are found only in the task evaluating ability to re-use learnt strategies in other unfamiliar situations. Improvement in performance was more pronounced for the strategic training.

journal_name

Arch Gerontol Geriatr

authors

Cavallini E,Pagnin A,Vecchi T

doi

10.1016/s0167-4943(03)00063-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-11-01 00:00:00

pages

241-57

issue

3

eissn

0167-4943

issn

1872-6976

pii

S0167494303000633

journal_volume

37

pub_type

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