Aging-related episodic memory decline: Are emotions the key?
Episodic memory refers to the recollection of personal experiences that contain information on what has happened and also where and when these events took place. Episodic memory function is extremely sensitive to cerebral aging and neurodegerative diseases. We examined episodic memory performance wi...
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doaj-5d7a2abdf13c4256b2e2a9cece395eae2020-11-24T23:20:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience1662-51532013-02-01710.3389/fnbeh.2013.0000240368Aging-related episodic memory decline: Are emotions the key?Kiyoka eKinugawa0Sophie eSchumm1Monica ePollina2Marion eDepre3Carolin eJungbluth4Mohamed eDoulazmi5Claude eSebban6Armin eZlomuzica7Reinhard ePietrowsky8Bettina M Pause9Jean eMariani10Jean eMariani11Ekrem eDere12Ekrem eDere13Institut de la longévité, AP-HP Hôpital Charles FoixInstitut de la longévité, AP-HP Hôpital Charles FoixInstitut de la longévité, AP-HP Hôpital Charles FoixUniversity Pierre and Marie Curie Paris 6Heinrich-Heine-University DüsseldorfUniversity Pierre and Marie Curie Paris 6Institut de la longévité, AP-HP Hôpital Charles FoixRuhr-University BochumHeinrich-Heine-University DüsseldorfHeinrich-Heine-University DüsseldorfUniversity Pierre and Marie Curie Paris 6Institut de la longévité, AP-HP Hôpital Charles FoixUniversity Pierre and Marie Curie Paris 6Max-Planck Institute of Experimental MedicineEpisodic memory refers to the recollection of personal experiences that contain information on what has happened and also where and when these events took place. Episodic memory function is extremely sensitive to cerebral aging and neurodegerative diseases. We examined episodic memory performance with a novel test in young (N = 17, age: 21 – 45), middle-aged (N = 16, age: 48 – 62) and aged but otherwise healthy participants (N = 8, age: 71 – 83) along with measurements of trait and state anxiety. As expected we found significantly impaired episodic memory performance in the aged group as compared to the young group. The aged group also showed impaired working memory performance as well as significantly decreased levels of trait anxiety. No significant correlation between the total episodic memory and trait or state anxiety scores was found. The present results show an age-dependent episodic memory decline along with lower trait anxiety in the aged group. Yet, it still remains to be determined whether this difference in anxiety is related to the impaired episodic memory performance in the aged group.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00002/fullAgingAnxietyDepressionworking memoryepisodic memory |
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Kiyoka eKinugawa Sophie eSchumm Monica ePollina Marion eDepre Carolin eJungbluth Mohamed eDoulazmi Claude eSebban Armin eZlomuzica Reinhard ePietrowsky Bettina M Pause Jean eMariani Jean eMariani Ekrem eDere Ekrem eDere |
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Kiyoka eKinugawa Sophie eSchumm Monica ePollina Marion eDepre Carolin eJungbluth Mohamed eDoulazmi Claude eSebban Armin eZlomuzica Reinhard ePietrowsky Bettina M Pause Jean eMariani Jean eMariani Ekrem eDere Ekrem eDere Aging-related episodic memory decline: Are emotions the key? Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience Aging Anxiety Depression working memory episodic memory |
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Kiyoka eKinugawa Sophie eSchumm Monica ePollina Marion eDepre Carolin eJungbluth Mohamed eDoulazmi Claude eSebban Armin eZlomuzica Reinhard ePietrowsky Bettina M Pause Jean eMariani Jean eMariani Ekrem eDere Ekrem eDere |
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Aging-related episodic memory decline: Are emotions the key? |
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Aging-related episodic memory decline: Are emotions the key? |
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Aging-related episodic memory decline: Are emotions the key? |
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aging-related episodic memory decline: are emotions the key? |
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Frontiers Media S.A. |
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Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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Episodic memory refers to the recollection of personal experiences that contain information on what has happened and also where and when these events took place. Episodic memory function is extremely sensitive to cerebral aging and neurodegerative diseases. We examined episodic memory performance with a novel test in young (N = 17, age: 21 – 45), middle-aged (N = 16, age: 48 – 62) and aged but otherwise healthy participants (N = 8, age: 71 – 83) along with measurements of trait and state anxiety. As expected we found significantly impaired episodic memory performance in the aged group as compared to the young group. The aged group also showed impaired working memory performance as well as significantly decreased levels of trait anxiety. No significant correlation between the total episodic memory and trait or state anxiety scores was found. The present results show an age-dependent episodic memory decline along with lower trait anxiety in the aged group. Yet, it still remains to be determined whether this difference in anxiety is related to the impaired episodic memory performance in the aged group. |
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Aging Anxiety Depression working memory episodic memory |
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