Age-related differences in cortical activity during a visuo-spatial working memory task with facial stimuli.

Emotion, importantly displayed by facial expressions, is one of the most significant memory modulators. The interaction between memory and the different emotional valences change across lifespan, while young adults (YA) are expected to better recall negative events (Negativity Bias Hypothesis), olde...

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Main Authors: Flávia Schechtman Belham, Corina Satler, Ana Garcia, Carlos Tomaz, Antonella Gasbarri, Artur Rego, Maria Clotilde H Tavares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3777883?pdf=render