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¹Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H4H 1R3. natasha.rajah@douglas.mcgill.ca

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging

Background:

Aging is associated with cognitive decline, particularly in memory functions.
Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying age-related memory differences is crucial for developing interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate age-related differences in brain activity during memory retrieval tasks.
To explore the relationship between brain activation patterns and behavioral performance in young and older adults.

Main Methods:

Event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to scan young and older adults.
Participants performed recognition, recency, and reverse alphabetizing tasks.
Multivariate spatio-temporal partial least squares (ST-PLS) analysis identified regional activity differences.

Main Results:

Older adults performed worse on recency memory but not recognition memory compared to young adults.
Older adults showed greater activation in right parahippocampal, parietal, left precuneus, and right prefrontal regions.
Increased right parahippocampal/parietal activity correlated with poorer retrieval in older adults, but better performance in young adults.

Conclusions:

Older adults exhibit medial temporal and parietal deficits during memory retrieval.
Increased prefrontal and precuneus recruitment in older adults suggests functional compensation.
This compensation supported recognition memory but was insufficient for recency memory.