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Age memory changes a necessary consequence of aging?

Year: 1991

Type: dataset

Abstract: When large decrements in recent memory do occur in the elderly, it may indicate pathology rather than normal aging. Fifty-nine subjects who took the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT) every six years during their fifth through eighth decades were examined for memory changes. Some individuals showed no change in BVRT scores over 25 years, whereas others showed large changes. Other than one DAT case, no differences were found in degree of chronic illness between those individuals who changed and those who did not change.

Source: PsycEXTRA Dataset

DOI: 10.1037/e665402011-394

Authors: Leonard Giambra, Herbert Weingartner, David Arenberg, Paul Costa, Alan Zonderman, Judy Friz, E. Metter, Claudia Kawas

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Irvine, National Institute on Aging

Language: English

Topic: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4250036444

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