Knowledge guides attention to goal-relevant information in older adults

Abstract How does viewers’ knowledge guide their attention while they watch everyday events, how does it affect their memory, and does it change with age? Older adults have diminished episodic memory for everyday events, but intact semantic knowledge. Indeed, research suggests that older adults may...

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Main Authors: Maverick E. Smith, Lester C. Loschky, Heather R. Bailey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:Cognitive Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-021-00321-1