Destination memory for emotional information in older adults

Experimental Aging Research
Mohamad El HajPhilippe Allain

Abstract

BACKGROUND/STUDY CONTEXT: Destination memory, remembering the destination of the information that one tells, shows significant age-related decline. In the present paper, the authors sought to determine whether destination memory can be improved in older adults using emotional stimuli. This aim was motivated by findings showing better context memory for emotional than for neutral information in older adults. Younger and older adults were asked to tell neutral facts to three types of faces: a neutral one, an emotionally positive one, and an emotionally negative one. On a later recognition test, participants were asked to associate each previously told fact with the face to whom it was told. Destination memory performance was better for facts told to negative than to positive faces, and the latter memory was better than for neutral faces in older adults. Older adults seem to place higher emphasis on emotional material relative to neutral faces, showing better memory for the association between statements and emotional faces.

References

Nov 1, 1975·Journal of Psychiatric Research·M F FolsteinP R McHugh
Mar 1, 1990·Psychology and Aging·Fergus I M CraikE Ruth Loewen
Sep 12, 2001·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·E L GliskyP S Davidson
Jan 19, 2002·Memory·Patrick S R Davidson, Elizabeth L Glisky
Apr 6, 2002·Psychological Science·Tamara A RahhalLynn Hasher
Dec 25, 2003·Psychology and Aging·Alan D Castel, Fergus I M Craik
Jun 24, 2004·Neurobiology of Aging·Lindsey A LeiglandJeri S Janowsky
Jan 22, 2005·Psychological Science·Donald G MacKay, Marat V Ahmetzanov
Nov 19, 2005·Experimental Aging Research·Elizabeth A KensingerSuzanne Corkin
Jun 30, 2006·Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition·Patrick S R DavidsonElizabeth L Glisky
Aug 4, 2007·The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences·Elizabeth A KensingerDaniel L Schacter
Jan 9, 2008·Psychology and Aging·Elizabeth A KensingerDaniel L Schacter
Jul 9, 2008·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Elizabeth L Glisky, Lauren L Kong
Jul 9, 2008·Memory·Elizabeth A Kensinger
Nov 7, 2009·Psychological Science·Nigel Gopie, Colin M Macleod
Aug 20, 2010·Psychology and Aging·Nigel GopieLynn Hasher
Oct 27, 2010·Psychology and Aging·Laura L CarstensenJohn R Nesselroade
Dec 27, 2011·Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior·Mohamad El HajPhilippe Allain
Jan 24, 2012·Consciousness and Cognition·Mohamad El HajPhilippe Allain
Feb 14, 2012·Neuropsychological Rehabilitation·Mohamad El Haj, Philippe Allain
Jun 21, 2012·Gériatrie et psychologie neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement·Mohamad El Haj, Philippe Allain
Aug 14, 2012·Brain and Cognition·Mohamad El HajPhilippe Allain

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 2, 2015·Aging Clinical and Experimental Research·Mohamad El Haj
Sep 25, 2015·Journal of Alzheimer's Disease : JAD·Mohamad El HajStéphane Raffard
Apr 2, 2016·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology : QJEP·Mohamad El HajJean Louis Nandrino
Jan 21, 2017·Psychological Research·Mohamad El HajJean Louis Nandrino
Jan 23, 2018·The Behavioral and Brain Sciences·Mohamad El Haj, Ralph Miller
Mar 19, 2019·Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology : the Official Journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists·Mohamad El HajAhmed A Moustafa
Mar 20, 2018·Neurological Sciences : Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology·Amina Wili WiluMohamad El Haj
Jul 19, 2017·Experimental Aging Research·Mohamad El Haj
Jul 3, 2020·Scandinavian Journal of Psychology·Mohamad El Haj, André Ndobo
Jul 10, 2017·Psychological Research·Mohamad El Haj, Ralph Miller
Mar 25, 2021·Applied Neuropsychology. Adult·Mohamad El Haj, Jean-Louis Nandrino
May 12, 2021·Scandinavian Journal of Psychology·Catarina BarrosMohamad El Haj
Oct 24, 2020·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Becky EarhartKim P Roberts
Jun 11, 2021·Current Aging Science·Anastasia KladiDespoina Moraitou

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
Destination

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Behavioural Neurology
Mohamad El HajPhilippe Allain
The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology : QJEP
Mareike AltgassenMatthias Kliegel
Psychological Science
Mara Mather, Laura L Carstensen
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
Mohamad El HajPhilippe Allain
Gériatrie et psychologie neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement
Mohamad El Haj, Philippe Allain
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved