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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuroimaging
  • Human Aging

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  • Age-related source memory decline is linked to executive function deficits in the prefrontal cortex (PFC).
  • Environmental support during encoding, like directed attention, may mitigate these age-related deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of directed attention and aging on source memory encoding and retrieval using fMRI.
  • To explore the neural mechanisms underlying age-related source memory impairments under varying attentional demands.

Main Methods:

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to study participants encoding object-picture information.
  • Participants were instructed to attend to either object-color or object-size associations during encoding.
  • Source memory performance was assessed at test, distinguishing previously seen objects and their associated source details.

Main Results:

  • Directed attention improved source memory in both age groups, but age-related deficits persisted.
  • fMRI data showed directed attention enhanced medial temporal lobe activity during encoding and reduced right PFC activity during retrieval monitoring.
  • Older adults exhibited increased medial anterior PFC recruitment (self-referential processing) and reduced lateral anterior PFC recruitment (relational processing) during encoding.

Conclusions:

  • Directed attention can support source memory by enhancing contextual binding and reducing retrieval monitoring load.
  • Persistent age-related source memory deficits may stem from inefficient recruitment of PFC regions involved in goal-relevant information processing.
  • Older adults may struggle to selectively encode crucial contextual details, even with external support, contributing to source memory impairments.