Spatial Memory Ability during Middle Age May Depend on Level of Spatial Similarity

Autor/inn/en	Williams, McKenna E.; Graves, Lisa V.; DeJesus, Shannon Yandall; Holden, Heather M.; DeFord, Nicole E.; Gilbert, Paul E.
Titel	Spatial Memory Ability during Middle Age May Depend on Level of Spatial Similarity
Quelle	In: Learning & Memory, 26 (2019) 1, S.20-23 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0502
Schlagwörter	Memory; Spatial Ability; Adults; Age Differences; Older Adults; Neurological Impairments; Young Adults; Undergraduate Students; Mnemonics; California (San Diego) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gedächtnis; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Älterer Erwachsener; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Mnemotechnik
Abstract	Spatial memory impairment is well documented in old age; however, less is known about spatial memory during middle age. We examined the performance of healthy young, middle-aged, and older adults on a spatial memory task with varying levels of spatial similarity (distance). On low similarity trials, young adults significantly outperformed middle-aged adults, who significantly outperformed older adults (Ps < 0.05). On high similarity trials, young adults significantly outperformed middle-aged and older adults (Ps < 0.05); however, middle-aged and older adults did not differ. Subtle age-related changes in spatial memory may emerge during middle age, particularly when spatial similarity is high. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01