A new study reveals that setting reminders can eliminate some age-related declines in memory.
The findings offer a significant breakthrough in addressing the cognitive challenges faced by older adults, particularly in the context of prospective memory, which is the ability to remember to perform an intended action at the right moment, like taking medication or attending appointments.
Conducted with psychologists at UTA and Arizona State University, the study involved two experiments that tested prospective memory performance in younger and older adults under varying conditions with or without the aid of reminders. Participants were asked to remember specific tasks while completing ongoing activities, and their performance was measured in both high-load and low-load conditions .
Ball and his colleagues suggest that the effectiveness of reminders for older adults stems from their increased tendency to check reminders more frequently when faced with high cognitive demands. This compensatory behavior likely helps older adults manage tasks that would otherwise be too taxing on their internal memory resources.
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