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Does aging affect the formation of new topographical memories? Evidence from an extensive spatial training.
Nemmi, Federico; Boccia, Maddalena; Guariglia, Cecilia.
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  • Nemmi F; a Department of Neuroscience , Karolinska Institute , Stockholm , Sweden.
  • Boccia M; b Department of Psychology , "Sapienza" University of Rome , Rome , Italy.
  • Guariglia C; c Neuropsychology Unit , IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia of Rome , Rome , Italy.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn ; 24(1): 29-44, 2017 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27045346
A decline in navigational abilities is a consistent feature of aging. Although many studies focused on recall of navigational information, the impact of time and type of learning on recall has received little attention. We submitted older adults and young participants to an extensive training of an ecological environment, from both route and survey perspectives. Then, we tested participants' learning using from both route and survey perspectives. Although older adults benefit from the extensive training, they did not reach the same performance of the young participants. Despite this main effect of age, the effect of the type of learning was the same in the two groups. Congruence between type of learning and recall led to better performance in both groups. We discuss these findings in the light of cognitive models of human navigation and aging. Useful suggestions about how these findings may inform a specific cognitive intervention in older adults are also provided.
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Envejecimiento / Navegación Espacial / Memoria Espacial Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn Asunto de la revista: PSICOLOGIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Envejecimiento / Navegación Espacial / Memoria Espacial Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn Asunto de la revista: PSICOLOGIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos