Mediators of episodic memory decay across the adult life span.
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SUBMITTER: Cansino S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5805709 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Mediators of episodic memory decay across the adult life span.
Cansino Selene S Torres-Trejo Frine F Estrada-Manilla Cinthya C Hernández-Ramos Evelia E Martínez-Galindo Joyce Graciela JG Gómez-Fernández Tania T Ayala-Hernández Mariana M Ramírez-González María Dolores MD Ruiz-Velasco Silvia S
Scientific reports 20180208 1
The ability to remember the details of our own experiences declines gradually as we get old. The reason for this decay has been attributed to several factors besides age, such as education, nutrient intake and health status. However, the influence of these factors has mainly been examined individually and rarely together. Here we identify those factors that jointly act as mediators of episodic memory decay across the adult life span. We examined source memory in a lifespan sample of 1557 healthy ...[more]
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