Study of age-related changes in emotional memory
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective To identify age-related changes in emotional memory. Methods A neuropsychological battery was set to measure the education-matched 48 younger,48 middle-aged and 48 normally aging adults who were given picture tasks. Results Compared with the younger [positive( 67. 02 ± 9. 70) %,neutral( 60. 83 ± 9. 18) %,negative( 75. 38 ± 12. 80) %] and middle-aged controls [positive( 68. 25 ± 10. 89),neutral( 61. 63 ± 7. 46) %,negative( 72. 19 ± 11. 34) % ],the differences of the affective images recognition accuracy in the elderly [positive( 61. 10 ± 10. 06) %,neutral( 49. 77 ± 8. 35) %,negative( 55. 65 ± 11. 17) %]were statistically significant( F =6. 70,F = 30. 17,F = 38. 72,P 0. 05- 0. 01),older adults remembering positive image better than negative image( F = 15. 67,P 0. 05). However,there was no significant difference in their rating of valence of the images.Conclusion Emotional memory is impaired in the healthy elderly people,and indicates that age-related changes in emotional memory indicates may have different neuromechanisms.
Source: Journal of Clinical Neurology
Authors: Xiangyang Tang, Yuan Liangjin, Kai Wang
Institution: Anhui Medical University
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2287119859