Age-related impairments in active learning and strategic visual exploration

Old age could impair memory by disrupting learning strategies used by younger individuals. We tested this possibility by manipulating the ability to use visual-exploration strategies during learning. Subjects controlled visual exploration during active learning, thus permitting the use of strategies...

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Main Authors: Kelly L Brandstatt, Joel L Voss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00019/full