The ability to prioritize learning some information over others when that information is
considered important or valuable is known as value-directed remembering. In these …

Aging results in less detailed memories, reflecting reduced fidelity of remembered compared
to real-world representations. We tested whether poorer representational fidelity across …

Episodic memory binds together diverse elements of an event into a cohesive unit. This
property enables the reconstruction of multidimensional experiences when triggered by a …

Studies have shown associative-memory decline in aging. While the literature is
inconclusive regarding the source of the deficit, some researchers argue that it is caused by …

Some prior research has found that older adults are more susceptible to proactive
interference than young adults. The current study investigated whether age-related deficits …

We investigated whether the strategy of self-reference can benefit memory for multi-element
events, a kind of relational memory that is relatively less studied but highly relevant to daily …

Results Table 1 shows the demographic characteristics of the 22 young and 22 older adult
participants that were included in the analysis (including statistical analysis). The groups …

Past research has demonstrated age-related structural and functional changes that
contribute to declines in episodic memory performance. More specifically, there have been …