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[Autobiographical memory in aging].

Pascale Piolino1

  • 1Institut de psychologie, Université René Descartes, Paris 5. piolino@psycho.univ-paris5.fr

Psychologie & Neuropsychiatrie Du Vieillissement
|February 3, 2005
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Aging impairs episodic autobiographical memory, contradicting Ribot's law. Older adults show a recency effect, with recent episodic memories declining faster than remote ones.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology of Aging

Context:

  • Episodic memory deficits are common in older adults.
  • Autobiographical memory, crucial for personal identity, is less studied in aging.
  • Ribot's law suggests remote memories are preserved while recent ones decline.

Purpose:

  • To review recent models of autobiographical memory.
  • To detail aging's effects on episodic and semantic components of autobiographical memory.
  • To assess novel autobiographical memory tasks and their validity.

Summary:

  • This review challenges Ribot's law in aging, unlike in Alzheimer's disease.
  • Older subjects exhibit a recency effect in episodic autobiographical memory, with performance decreasing over time.
  • Episodic, but not semantic, autobiographical memory is significantly altered by aging.

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Impact:

  • Provides a nuanced understanding of memory changes in aging.
  • Highlights the decline in episodic autobiographical memory, contrary to previous assumptions.
  • Suggests revised neuropsychological tools for assessing autobiographical memory in older adults.