Differences in temporal order memory among young, middle-aged, and older adults may depend on the level of interference

Age-related changes in temporal order memory have been well documented in older adults; however, little is known about this ability during middle age. We tested healthy young, middle-aged, and older adults on a previously published visuospatial temporal order memory test involving high and low inter...

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Published inFrontiers in aging neuroscience Vol. 7; p. 28
Main Authors Rotblatt, Lindsay J, Sumida, Catherine A, Van Etten, Emily J, Turk, Eva Pirogovsky, Tolentino, Jerlyn C, Gilbert, Paul E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 18.03.2015
Frontiers Media S.A
Subjects
Age
Aging
Dementia
Education
interference
Memory
Middle age
Neuroscience
Older people
Pattern Separation
Spatial memory
temporal order
Temporal variations
Trends
Variance analysis
Young adults
United States > US
middle age
pattern separation
temporal order
aging
interference
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Summary:Age-related changes in temporal order memory have been well documented in older adults; however, little is known about this ability during middle age. We tested healthy young, middle-aged, and older adults on a previously published visuospatial temporal order memory test involving high and low interference conditions. When interference was low, young and middle-aged adults did not differ, but both groups significantly outperformed older adults. However, when interference was high, significant differences were found among all three age groups. The data provide evidence that temporal order memory may begin to decline in middle age, particularly when temporal interference is high.
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Reviewed by: J. Martin Wojtowicz, University of Toronto, Canada; Qitao Ran, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA
Edited by: P. Hemachandra Reddy, Texas Tech University, USA
ISSN:1663-4365
1663-4365
DOI:10.3389/fnagi.2015.00028