In chapter 25, Balota, Dolan, and Duchek pro-vide a comprehensive review of age-related
memory decrements and the cognitive theoties that have been developed in order to …

Ther here is little doubt that with age, long-term memory function declines. Countless
behavioral studies have revealed significant differences in memory for lists of words (Smith …

This chapter outlines the changes in cognition that occur in normal human aging, in an effort
to provide a backdrop against which neural changes can be interpreted. It highlights the …

Research in the neuropsychology of aging is concerned with changes in behavior with age
that are related to corresponding changes in the nervous system. In recent years, this field of …

This chapter addresses age-related difficulties and problems to do with various aspects of
memory. Age-related changes in memory are well documented (Craik & Jennings, 1992; …

Previous reviews of memory and aging, including those in prior volumes of The Handbook of
Aging and Cognition, have critically examined the welldocumented age-related declines in …

Memory difficulty is one of the most common complaints of older adults (eg Hertzog & Dixon,
1994), so the study of age-related changes in memory function is motivated by practical as …

The effect of age on memory and the brain has been the focus of many studies. Results have
identified critical questions that need to be addressed to further our understanding of age …

Over the years, a large body of literature has shown that humans display losses in memory
with age, but that not all types of memory are affected equally. Similarly, recent evidence …

Evidence from both neuropsychological and cognitive research suggest that age-related
changes in human memory and cognition are multifaceted. Three domains of cognition …