Fixation reinstatement supports visuospatial memory in older adults

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
Jordana S WynnJennifer D Ryan

Abstract

Research using eye movement monitoring suggests that recapitulating the pattern of eye movements made during stimulus encoding at subsequent retrieval supports memory by reinstating the spatial layout of the encoded stimulus. In the present study, the authors investigated whether recapitulation of encoding fixations during a poststudy, stimulus-free delay period-an effect that has been previously linked to memory maintenance in younger adults-can support mnemonic performance in older adults. Older adults showed greater delay-period fixation reinstatement than younger adults, and this reinstatement supported age-equivalent performance on a subsequent visuospatial-memory-based change detection task, whereas in younger adults, the performance-enhancing effects of fixation reinstatement increased with task difficulty. Taken together, these results suggest that fixation reinstatement might reflect a compensatory response to increased cognitive load. The present findings provide novel evidence of compensatory fixation reinstatement in older adults and demonstrate the utility of eye movement monitoring for aging and memory research. (PsycINFO Database Record

Citations

Oct 17, 2019·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Jennifer D RyanZhong-Xu Liu
Nov 19, 2019·Vision·Jordana S WynnJennifer D Ryan
Jun 30, 2019·Attention, Perception & Psychophysics·Stefan CzoschkeElke B Lange
Mar 4, 2020·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Jordana S WynnBradley R Buchsbaum
Jun 17, 2020·Learning & Memory·Michelle M RameyJohn M Henderson
Aug 31, 2020·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Jordana S WynnDaniel L Schacter
Feb 24, 2021·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Federica Conti, Muireann Irish
Apr 10, 2021·Scientific Reports·Nathalie Klein SelleYoni Pertzov
Jul 3, 2021·Geriatrics·Henk KoppelaarMartin van Warmerdam

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