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| Preserved olfactory cuing of autobiographical memories in old age | | Author(s) | Elizabeth A Maylor, Sarah M Carter, Emma L Hallett |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 57B, no 1, January 2002 |
| Pages | pp P41-P46 |
| Keywords | Smell [sense] ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Age groups [elderly] ; Young adults [20-25] ; Comparison. |
| Annotation | The authors investigated whether olfactory cues can facilitate memory retrieval, and whether they retain their effectiveness in old age. In Phase 1, 57 young and 57 older people (mean ages 21 and 84, respectively) were asked to recall autobiographical memories associated with each of six cue words. In Phase 2, the same words were presented again, with instructions to recall new memories. On this second occasion, half of the words were accompanied by their appropriate others. Both age groups recalled more than twice as many memories in Phase 2, with the older than without the older, providing evidence for substantial olfactory cuing that is remarkably intact in old age. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020305212 A |
| Classmark | BLQ: DB: BB: SD6: 48 |
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