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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Aging Research

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  • Episodic memory relies on associative processes, which are known to decline with age.
  • Understanding age-related deficits in encoding associations is crucial for cognitive health.
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) represents an intermediate stage between normal aging and dementia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related differences in the encoding of associations using visual object arrays.
  • To determine if semantic relatedness impacts memory recall differently across age groups and cognitive statuses.
  • To explore the role of visual scanning patterns in age-related memory encoding deficits.

Main Methods:

  • A free recall paradigm was employed with visual arrays of nine common objects.
  • Participants included young adults, cognitively healthy older adults, and individuals with MCI.
  • Eye-tracking technology monitored visual scanning patterns during object array encoding.

Main Results:

  • Young participants demonstrated higher immediate recall for semantically related arrays compared to unrelated ones.
  • The benefit of semantic relatedness on recall was reduced in healthy older adults and absent in MCI patients.
  • Semantic scanning patterns during encoding were observed in young adults but not in older adults or MCI patients.

Conclusions:

  • Age-related deficits in the encoding of associations significantly impact episodic memory.
  • Both healthy aging and MCI are associated with a reduced ability to leverage semantic information during memory encoding.
  • Visual scanning strategies during encoding reflect cognitive differences related to aging and MCI.