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  • Neuroscience of Aging
  • Human Memory

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  • Aging affects cognitive functions, including memory.
  • Controlled memory search operations are crucial for retrieving information from working memory (WM).
  • Understanding age-related changes in memory retrieval dynamics is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of aging on controlled memory search operations.
  • To investigate age-related differences in retrieving temporal order information from WM.
  • To identify potential mechanisms underlying age-related memory impairments.

Main Methods:

  • A relative judgments-of-recency (JOR) task was administered to young and older adults.
  • Participants studied 5-item lists and identified the more recent of two probes.
  • Reaction time data were analyzed using Hacker's serial scanning model to assess retrieval dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Younger adults demonstrated higher accuracy in the JOR task compared to older adults.
  • Model fits indicated that older adults were slower in serial memory search operations.
  • This suggests age-related deficits in accessing temporal order information from WM.

Conclusions:

  • Age-related impairments in JOR tasks may stem from slower deployment of controlled memory operations.
  • Serial search processes are likely affected by aging.
  • Findings highlight the impact of aging on executive functions within working memory.