The Relationship between Short- and Long-Term Memory Is Preserved across the Age Range
Both short- and long-term memories decline with healthy ageing. The aims of the current study were twofold: firstly, to build on previous studies and investigate the presence of a relationship between short- and long-term memories and, secondly, to examine cross-sectionally whether there are changes...
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| author | Giedrė Čepukaitytė Jude L. Thom Melvin Kallmayer Anna C. Nobre Nahid Zokaei |
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| description | Both short- and long-term memories decline with healthy ageing. The aims of the current study were twofold: firstly, to build on previous studies and investigate the presence of a relationship between short- and long-term memories and, secondly, to examine cross-sectionally whether there are changes in this relationship with age. In two experiments, participants across the age range were tested on contextual-spatial memories after short and long memory durations. Experimental control in stimulus materials and task demands enabled the analogous encoding and probing for both memory durations, allowing us to examine the relationship between the two memory systems. Across two experiments, in line with previous studies, we found both short-term memory and long-term memory declined from early to late adulthood. Additionally, there was a significant relationship between short- and long-term memory performance, which, interestingly, persisted throughout the age range. Our findings suggest a significant degree of common vulnerability to healthy ageing for short- and long-term memories sharing the same spatial-contextual associations. Furthermore, our tasks provide a sensitive and promising framework for assessing and comparing memory function at different timescales in disorders with memory deficits at their core. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-302978a7ae4d499a90921229a5e821c22023-11-30T21:27:44ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252023-01-0113110610.3390/brainsci13010106The Relationship between Short- and Long-Term Memory Is Preserved across the Age RangeGiedrė Čepukaitytė0Jude L. Thom1Melvin Kallmayer2Anna C. Nobre3Nahid Zokaei4Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UKDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UKDepartment of Psychology, Goethe University, 60323 Frankfurt, GermanyOxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UKOxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UKBoth short- and long-term memories decline with healthy ageing. The aims of the current study were twofold: firstly, to build on previous studies and investigate the presence of a relationship between short- and long-term memories and, secondly, to examine cross-sectionally whether there are changes in this relationship with age. In two experiments, participants across the age range were tested on contextual-spatial memories after short and long memory durations. Experimental control in stimulus materials and task demands enabled the analogous encoding and probing for both memory durations, allowing us to examine the relationship between the two memory systems. Across two experiments, in line with previous studies, we found both short-term memory and long-term memory declined from early to late adulthood. Additionally, there was a significant relationship between short- and long-term memory performance, which, interestingly, persisted throughout the age range. Our findings suggest a significant degree of common vulnerability to healthy ageing for short- and long-term memories sharing the same spatial-contextual associations. Furthermore, our tasks provide a sensitive and promising framework for assessing and comparing memory function at different timescales in disorders with memory deficits at their core.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/1/106short-term memorylong-term memoryspatial-contextual memoryageing |
| spellingShingle | Giedrė Čepukaitytė Jude L. Thom Melvin Kallmayer Anna C. Nobre Nahid Zokaei The Relationship between Short- and Long-Term Memory Is Preserved across the Age Range Brain Sciences short-term memory long-term memory spatial-contextual memory ageing |
| title | The Relationship between Short- and Long-Term Memory Is Preserved across the Age Range |
| title_full | The Relationship between Short- and Long-Term Memory Is Preserved across the Age Range |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between Short- and Long-Term Memory Is Preserved across the Age Range |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Short- and Long-Term Memory Is Preserved across the Age Range |
| title_short | The Relationship between Short- and Long-Term Memory Is Preserved across the Age Range |
| title_sort | relationship between short and long term memory is preserved across the age range |
| topic | short-term memory long-term memory spatial-contextual memory ageing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/1/106 |
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