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. 2020 Nov;24(11):858-861.
doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.08.001. Epub 2020 Aug 28.

How Older Adults Remember the World Depends On How They See It

Jordana S Wynn  1 , Tarek Amer  2 , Daniel L Schacter  3
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How Older Adults Remember the World Depends On How They See It

Jordana S Wynn et al. Trends Cogn Sci. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

Age-related changes in visual exploration and memory have typically been studied separately. However, recent evidence suggests that mnemonic processes both affect, and are affected by, eye movements (EMs). Thus, by relating older adults' memory deficits to age-specific visual exploration patterns, we can improve upon models of cognitive aging.

Keywords: aging; eye movements; memory.

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