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Akdere S, Ikier S. Age-consistent phenomenological experience in remembering the past and imagining the past and the future. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2024; 31:218-228. [PMID: 34860631 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2021.2007482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We investigated age differences in mental time travel by comparing young, middle-aged and older adults, with equal number of participants in each age decade, from age 22 to 79. Participants generated and phenomenologically rated one experienced and one imagined past event, and two imagined future events. The results showed event type effects with richer phenomenology for experienced than imagined events, but no age group differences. Specifically, experienced events were more vivid, detailed, and were re-lived in the mind more than the other event types. All events were highly central to life, revealing no event type effects on centrality. For both past events, older age groups generated more distant events. There were no age group differences for temporal distance for the two future events. Both future events were from a near future. The results suggest that for events that are central to life, phenomenological experience may be similar across the adulthood.
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Chiorri C, Vannucci M. The Subjective Experience of Autobiographical Remembering: Conceptual and Methodological Advances and Challenges. J Intell 2024; 12:21. [PMID: 38392177 PMCID: PMC10890313 DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence12020021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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The investigation of the phenomenology of autobiographical memories (i.e., how a memory is subjectively experienced and its meaning) has provided an important contribution to our understanding of autobiographical remembering. Over the last two decades, the study of phenomenology has received widespread scientific attention, and the field has undergone quite relevant conceptual and methodological changes. In the present work, we (1) review some basic and well-established research findings and methodological achievements; (2) discuss new theoretical and methodological challenges, with a special focus on the issue of the phenomenological experience of the retrieval process and its relationship with the phenomenology of the products of retrieval; and (3) propose an alternative way of conceptualizing and understanding it in the framework of experimental phenomenology.
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- Carlo Chiorri
- Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Corso A. Podestà 2, 16128 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Neurofarba, Section of Psychology, University of Florence, Via San Salvi 12, Padiglione 26, 50135 Florence, Italy
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Devitt AL, Roberts R, Metson A, Tippett LJ, Addis DR. Neural substrates of specific and general autobiographical memory retrieval in younger and older adults. Neuropsychologia 2024; 193:108754. [PMID: 38092333 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Healthy aging is associated with a shift away from the retrieval of specific episodic autobiographical memories (AMs), towards more general and semanticized memories. Younger adults modulate activity in the default mode network according to the episodic specificity of AM retrieval. However, little is known about whether aging disrupts this neural modulation. In the current study we examine age-related changes in the modulation of whole-brain networks in response to three tasks falling along a gradient of episodic specificity. Younger and older adults retrieved specific (unique) AMs, general (routine) AMs, and semantic (general knowledge) memories. We found that both younger and older adults modulated default mode regions in response to varying episodic specificity. In addition, younger adults upregulated activity in several default mode regions with increasing episodic specificity, while older adults either did not modulate these regions, or downregulated activity in these regions. In contrast, older adults upregulated activity in the left temporal pole for tasks with higher episodic specificity. These brain activation patterns converge with prior findings that specific AMs are diminished in episodic richness with age, but are supplemented with conceptual and general information. Age-related reductions in the modulation of default mode regions might contribute to the shift away from episodic retrieval and towards semantic retrieval, resulting in reduced episodic specificity of personal memories.
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- Aleea L Devitt
- School of Psychology, The University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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- School of Psychology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand; Centre for Brain Research, The University of Auckland, New Zealand; Brain Research New Zealand, New Zealand
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- School of Psychology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Psychology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand; Centre for Brain Research, The University of Auckland, New Zealand; Brain Research New Zealand, New Zealand
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- School of Psychology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand; Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada
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Anderson RJ, Boulby A, Dewhurst SA. "I'm just not feeling it": Affective processing of episodic physical activity memories differs between physically active and inactive individuals. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE 2023; 68:102475. [PMID: 37665896 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Despite widespread awareness of the physiological and psychological benefits of physical activity, many individuals do not meet recommended guidelines. The current research investigated whether episodic memories of physical activity experiences and the emotions elicited by such memories differ between active and inactive individuals. A total of 40 active individuals (36 females, 4 males; Age X‾ = 20.40) and 36 inactive individuals (31 females, 5 males Age X‾ = 22.67) were asked to retrieve positive and negative memories of physical activity experiences and to rate them for phenomenological characteristics such as vividness, coherence, remembered emotion, and the emotions elicited when recalling those experiences. There was no difference between the active and inactive individuals in the remembered emotion of negative physical activity memories, but the positive memories recalled by active individuals were rated as more positive than those recalled by inactive individuals. The memories recalled by active individuals also elicited 'in the moment' emotions that were more positive for positive memories, and less negative for negative memories, compared to those recalled by inactive individuals. The findings are in line with hedonistic theories of physical activity engagement and suggest that futher research exploring the role of physical activity memories, and their associated affective processing, is warranted.
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- School of Psychology and Social Work, University of Hull, UK
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Markostamou I, Randall C, Kvavilashvili L. Dissociations between directly and generatively retrieved autobiographical memories: evidence from ageing. Memory 2023; 31:931-947. [PMID: 37189257 DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2023.2212921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Autobiographical memory research has largely focused on effortful, generative retrieval processes, particularly in cognitive ageing literature. However, recent evidence has shown that autobiographical memories are often retrieved directly, without effortful retrieval processes. In the present study, we examined the retrieval characteristics and the phenomenological qualities of directly and generatively retrieved memories in younger and older adults. Participants recalled autobiographical memories in response to word-cues and reported whether each of their memories was retrieved directly (i.e., memory popped into mind) or generatively (i.e., they actively searched for it), and provided ratings for several retrieval and phenomenological characteristics. Overall, directly retrieved autobiographical memories were recalled faster and with less effort, were more recent, more frequently rehearsed, more vivid, and more positive in valence than generatively retrieved memories. Importantly, while younger adults recalled a higher number of generatively retrieved autobiographical memories than older adults, there were no age effects on the number of directly retrieved memories. We also established the parallel-form reliability of the word-cue method in eliciting autobiographical memories by comparing two sets of word-cues. The results provide novel insights on the dissociable effects of retrieval type and ageing on autobiographical memories. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Ioanna Markostamou
- Psychology Division, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Psychology Division, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Psychology Division, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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Fernández-Pérez D, Ros L, Jimeno MV, Latorre JM. Effect of the emotional valence of autobiographical memory and parental bonding on depressive symptoms in a community sample. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6722. [PMID: 37185929 PMCID: PMC10130174 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33916-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Retrospective perceptions of parental bonding may be a protective factor for emotional health. These perceptions are grounded in autobiographical memory, which plays a key role in the onset and maintenance of depressive symptomatology. The aim of the present study was to explore whether the emotional valence of autobiographical memories (positive and negative) and the dimensions of parental bonding (care and protection) have an impact on depressive symptomatology, examining the role of depressive rumination and possible age-related differences. A total of 139 young adults (18-28 years) and 124 older adults (65-88 years) completed the Parental Bonding Instrument, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), the Autobiographical Memory Test and the Short Depressive Rumination Scale. Our results show that positive autobiographical memories serve as a protective factor for depressive symptoms in both young and older adults. Additionally, in young adults, high paternal care and protection scores are associated with increased negative autobiographical memories, although this association has no effect on depressive symptomatology. In older adults, high maternal protection scores are directly related to greater depressive symptomatology. Depressive rumination significantly increases depressive symptoms in both young and older adults, with an increase in negative autobiographical memories in young adults, and a decrease in such memories in older adults. Our findings progress the understanding of the relationships between parental bonding and autobiographical memory with respect to emotional disorders, which, in turn, will help in the design of effective prevention measures.
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- Dolores Fernández-Pérez
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.
- Neurological Disabilities Research Institute, Albacete, Spain.
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
- Neurological Disabilities Research Institute, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
- Neurological Disabilities Research Institute, Albacete, Spain
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Weiss-Cowie S, Verhaeghen P, Duarte A. An Updated Account of Overgeneral Autobiographical Memory in Depression. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2023; 149:105157. [PMID: 37030646 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/10/2023]
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Previous meta-analyses on Overgeneral Autobiographical Memory (OGM) and depression have emphasized clinically diagnosed current depression, leaving questions about subthreshold and remitted depression. Further, numerous studies of OGM remain unconsidered due to a focus on one testing paradigm, the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT). We conducted a meta-analysis on OGM in depression including remitted, subthreshold, and currently depressed samples and incorporating non-AMT studies. Our novel use of three-level models enabled robust variance analyses with multiple effect sizes from each study while controlling for dependencies across effect sizes. With results from 67 published and unpublished works, ours is the largest meta-analysis to date on OGM in depression. We identified decreased autobiographical memory specificity (Hedges' g = -0.73) and increased categoricity (Hedges' g = 0.77) for depressed individuals over controls. Moderator analyses suggested more severe OGM in current, clinical MDD than subthreshold and remitted depression, although deficits were still present in the latter groups. Our results highlight the importance of utilizing a broader range of testing paradigms and considering non-clinical depression in future work.
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- Samuel Weiss-Cowie
- School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA; MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Jakubowski K, Belfi AM, Kvavilashvili L, Ely A, Gill M, Herbert G. Comparing music- and food-evoked autobiographical memories in young and older adults: A diary study. Br J Psychol 2023. [PMID: 36779290 PMCID: PMC10363233 DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Previous research has found that music brings back more vivid and emotional autobiographical memories than various other retrieval cues. However, such studies have often been low in ecological validity and constrained by relatively limited cue selection and predominantly young adult samples. Here, we compared music to food as cues for autobiographical memories in everyday life in young and older adults. In two separate four-day periods, 39 younger (ages 18-34) and 39 older (ages 60-77) adults recorded their music- and food-evoked autobiographical memories in paper diaries. Across both age groups, music triggered more frequent autobiographical memories, a greater proportion of involuntary memories, and memories rated as more personally important in comparison to food cues. Age differences impacted music- and food-evoked memories similarly, with older adults consistently recalling older and less specific memories, which they rated as more positive, vivid, and rehearsed. However, young and older adults did not differ in the number or involuntary nature of their recorded memories. This work represents an important step in understanding the phenomenology of naturally occurring music-evoked autobiographical memories across adulthood and provides new insights into how and why music may be a more effective trigger for personally valued memories than certain other everyday cues.
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- Department of Psychological Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Psychological Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, UK
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Yamamoto K, Sugiyama H. Influences of age-related positivity effect on characteristics of odor-evoked autobiographical memories in older Japanese adults. Front Psychol 2023; 13:1027519. [PMID: 36710781 PMCID: PMC9875735 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1027519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Older adults tend to remember past life events more positively than younger adults. This tendency is the age-related positivity effect. The present study examined whether this effect occurred for odor-evoked autobiographical memories. In total, 317 young and 181 older Japanese participants were asked to recall autobiographical events evoked by odors. Participants then completed the odor-evoked autobiographical memory questionnaire (OEAMQ) to measure the characteristics of the recalled memories. In the results, older participants recalled more positive memories than younger participants. Older participants also rated the OEAMQ subscales higher than the younger participants. Furthermore, there were significant positive correlations between the ratings of odor emotional characteristics and OEAMQ subscales. The age-related positivity effect was observed for odor-evoked autobiographical memories. The emotion aroused by odor played a significant role in some attributes of odor-evoked autobiographical memory. The age-related positivity effect in odor-evoked autobiographical memories has important implications for understanding the cognitive mechanisms of aging in autobiographical memory and olfaction and for applications in well-being and dementia in older adults.
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- Kohsuke Yamamoto
- Faculty of International Studies, Osaka Sangyo University, Osaka, Japan,*Correspondence: Kohsuke Yamamoto,
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Herrmann D, Oudman E, Postma A. The era of our lives: The memory of Korsakoff patients for the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in the Netherlands. Conscious Cogn 2023; 107:103454. [PMID: 36525743 PMCID: PMC9742220 DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2022.103454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Memories for worldwide and emotional events (such as 9/11) are more vividly relived and recalled than memories for everyday events. Previous studies have shown that flashbulb memories of a single event enhanced the memory strength in severe amnesia. It is currently unknown whether macro-events that stretch out over longer periods of time (weeks, months) strengthen memory even further. Our aim was therefore to investigate to what extent patients with severe amnesia, due to Korsakoff's syndrome (KS), were able to relive the first Covid-19 lockdown in the Netherlands, and whether experienced emotions enhanced reliving of the participants. We included 22 KS patients and 24 age-, education-, and gender-matched healthy controls. Covid-19 related memories were assessed by measures of autobiographical memory specificity, phenomenological reliving, emotional intensity and semantic-and episodic knowledge about the first lockdown in March 2020 - May 2020 in the Netherlands. Although amnesia patients remembered significantly fewer autobiographical details regarding the Covid-19 lockdown than healthy controls, one fourth of the KS patients recalled specific events. Amnesia patients reported levels of emotional intensity equivalent to those in the control group. Stronger autobiographical reliving was associated with higher emotional intensity. Both amnesia patients and healthy controls had higher recall of episodic than semantic lockdown related information. In conclusion, results demonstrate that information for macro-events can still be memorized and relived, most specifically when emotional valence is high, even by highly amnestic patients.
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- Dianne Herrmann
- Helmholtz Institute, Experimental Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Lelie Care Group, Slingedael Korsakoff Center, Slinge, 901, 3086 EZ Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Fenerci C, Gurguryan L, Spreng RN, Sheldon S. Comparing neural activity during autobiographical memory retrieval between younger and older adults: An ALE meta-analysis. Neurobiol Aging 2022; 119:8-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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I remember it like it was yesterday: Age-related differences in the subjective experience of remembering. Psychon Bull Rev 2021; 29:1223-1245. [PMID: 34918271 DOI: 10.3758/s13423-021-02048-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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It has been frequently described that older adults subjectively report the vividness of their memories as being as high, or even higher, than young adults, despite poorer objective memory performance. Here, we review studies that examined age-related differences in the subjective experience of memory vividness. By examining vividness calibration and resolution, studies using different types of approaches converge to suggest that older adults overestimate the intensity of their vividness ratings relative to young adults, and that they rely on retrieved memory details to a lesser extent to judge vividness. We discuss potential mechanisms underlying these observations. Inflation of memory vividness with regard to the richness of memory content may stem from age-differences in vividness criterion or scale interpretation and psycho-social factors. The reduced reliance on episodic memory details in older adults may stem from age-related differences in how they monitor these details to make their vividness ratings. Considered together, these findings emphasize the importance of examining age-differences in memory vividness using different analytical methods and they provide valuable evidence that the subjective experience of remembering is more than the reactivation of memory content. In this vein, we recommend that future studies explore the links between memory vividness and other subjective memory scales (e.g., ratings of details or memory confidence) in healthy aging and/or other populations, as it could be used as a window to better characterize the cognitive processes that underpin the subjective assessment of the quality of recollected events.
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Gandolphe MC, Nandrino JL, Hendrickx M, Willem C, Cottencin O, Gérardin P, Guardia D, Buttitta M, Zanini V, Dodin V. Specificity and wealth of autobiographical memories in restrictive and mixed anorexic patients. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256959. [PMID: 34506532 PMCID: PMC8432787 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The reduced specificity of positive and negative autobiographical memories observed in anorexic (AN) patients may reflect a global disturbance in their emotional information processing. However, their emotional difficulties may differ according to the subtype of AN, implying possible differences in the manifestation of autobiographical memory impairments. The aims of the study were (1) to confirm the autobiographical memory deficits in AN patients in terms of specificity and wealth of memories, and (2) to compare autobiographical deficits according to the AN subtype: restrictive type (AR) or binge/purging type (AB). Ninety-five non-clinical (NC) individuals and 95 AN patients including 69 AR and 22 AB patients were administered the Williams' and Scott's Autobiographical Memory Test. The results confirmed a lack of specificity regardless of emotional valence in the overall AN patient group without any distinction of subtype, which was linked to the number of hospitalizations. When the AN subtype was considered, AR patients demonstrated reduced specificity for negative memories only, suggesting differences in emotional functioning or in the mechanisms underlying reduced specificity between AR and AB patients. Furthermore, the overall AN group demonstrated lower variability and complexity in their memory content than the NC group. However, this difference in the complexity of recalled memories was only found in response to negative cues. When AN subtypes were considered, AR patients showed fewer complex memories than NC individuals. Beyond a reduced specificity, AN patients also depict a poverty in the range of event recall and a difficulty in developing narrative content. The clinical implications of such autobiographical memory deficits need to be further investigated.
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- Marie-Charlotte Gandolphe
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193—SCALab—Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, F-59000, Lille, France
- * E-mail:
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193—SCALab—Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, F-59000, Lille, France
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- GHICL Service de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193—SCALab—Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, F-59000, Lille, France
- Lille Catholic Hospital, Delegation for Clinical Research and Innovation, Lille, France
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- Service d’Addictologie, Hôpital Fontan 2, CHRU de Lille, Lille, France
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- Service de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent, CHU de Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Clinique Lautréamont, Service de Psychiatrie de l’Adolescent, Loos, France
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- Lille Catholic Hospital, Delegation for Clinical Research and Innovation, Lille, France
- Univ. Lille, PSITEC Lab EA 4072, Lille, France
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- Service de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent, CHU de Rouen, Rouen, France
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- GHICL Service de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul, Lille, France
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Sutin AR, Luchetti M, Aschwanden D, Stephan Y, Terracciano A. Sense of purpose in life, cognitive function, and the phenomenology of autobiographical memory. Memory 2021; 29:1126-1135. [PMID: 34460357 DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2021.1966472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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There are individual differences in the phenomenological re-experiencing of autobiographical memories. We examine whether sense of purpose in life and cognitive function are associated with the phenomenology of a recent memory related to the coronavirus pandemic. Participants reported on their sense purpose and completed tasks that measured processing speed and visuospatial ability before the pandemic in January-February 2020 and subsequently retrieved and rated a memory related to the pandemic in July 2020 (N=796; Mage=58.05, SD=14.14, range 19-85). Participants with a greater sense of purpose reported memories that were more phenomenologically rich (e.g., more vivid, coherent, accessible), whereas cognitive function was primarily related to greater perceived accessibility of the memory but not to most other aspects of phenomenology. The pattern of associations was similar when accounting for depressive symptoms, and none of the associations was moderated by age. The present research suggests that individuals with a higher sense of purpose in life have autobiographical memories with richer phenomenology. To the extent that memories function to sustain well-being, social connections, and cognitive health, rich phenomenology may be one pathway through which purpose leads to these better outcomes.
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Colombo D, Serino S, Suso-Ribera C, Fernández-Álvarez J, Cipresso P, García-Palacios A, Riva G, Botella C. The Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation in the Recall of Negative Autobiographical Memories. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:7122. [PMID: 34281058 PMCID: PMC8296894 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18137122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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When facing a negative event, people implement different strategies to regulate ongoing emotions. Although the previous literature has suggested that the emotional intensity of a negative episode is associated with the characteristics of the subsequent autobiographical memory, it is still unknown whether emotion regulation (ER) moderates this relationship. In the present study, we provided undergraduate students with a smartphone-based diary to report a negative episode immediately after its occurrence and rate the momentary use of two ER strategies: cognitive reappraisal and rumination. To explore autobiographical memory, two "surprise" recall tasks were performed one week and one month after the event. According to the results, cognitive reappraisal was linked with better memory performances, and a tendency to retrospectively underestimate the negativity of highly intense events was observed only in participants adopting high rates of this strategy. Conversely, intense rumination was found to be associated with less detailed memories of emotionally intense events, as well as with higher emotional involvement with negative episodes over time, regardless of their intensity. Together, our results support the maladaptive role of rumination and the adaptive influence of cognitive reappraisal on autobiographical memory.
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- Desirée Colombo
- Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (A.G.-P.); (C.B.)
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- Humane Technology Lab, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy; (S.S.); (J.F.-Á.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (A.G.-P.); (C.B.)
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- Humane Technology Lab, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy; (S.S.); (J.F.-Á.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Psychology, Università di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy;
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- Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (A.G.-P.); (C.B.)
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Humane Technology Lab, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy; (S.S.); (J.F.-Á.); (G.R.)
- Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (A.G.-P.); (C.B.)
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Vannucci M, Chiorri C, Favilli L. Web-Based Assessment of the Phenomenology of Autobiographical Memories in Young and Older Adults. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11050660. [PMID: 34070141 PMCID: PMC8158337 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11050660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Autobiographical memories (ABMs) produce rich phenomenological experiences. Although few standardized and comprehensive measures of the phenomenology of ABMs have been developed, a web-based assessment of the full range of phenomenological properties is still missing. In the present study, we aimed to fill this gap and tested the psychometric properties of a web-based version of the Assessment of the Phenomenology of Autobiographical Memory (APAM) in a group of young and older adults. Specifically, taking advantage of the flexibility of web-based assessment methodology, we tested the rating consistency of APAM items, asking participants to rate the phenomenology of their ABMs with respect to seven cues, administered in one per day in seven different days. In each session, we also collected ratings of mood and arousal. Using linear mixed modeling (LMM), we could examine whether the phenomenology ratings differed with respect to age group while controlling for sex, age of the memory, arousal, mood, and specificity of the memory. Results revealed an adequate level of consistency of ratings in both young and older adults. Moreover, LMMs revealed a more intense experience of recollection and reliving (i.e., sensory and emotional) and a higher confidence in memory accuracy in older compared to younger adults. The theoretical and practical usefulness of a web-based assessment of the phenomenology of ABMs are discussed.
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- Manila Vannucci
- Department of Neurofarba, Section of Psychology, University of Florence, 50135 Firenze, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-055-2055863; Fax: +39-055-6236047
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- Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, 16126 Genova, Italy;
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- Department of Neurofarba, Section of Psychology, University of Florence, 50135 Firenze, Italy;
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Lind M, Bluck S, McAdams DP. More Vulnerable? The Life Story Approach Highlights Older People's Potential for Strength During the Pandemic. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2021; 76:e45-e48. [PMID: 32697834 PMCID: PMC7454911 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objectives Older adults have repeatedly been referred to as more physically vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic, however, is not only about becoming physically ill. It has many psychosocial aspects: people are exposed to myriad life challenges. The life story approach does not ignore physical status but also emphasizes psychosocial strengths. It highlights that older people are likely to have developed resilience through experiencing life challenges and living across history. Method We used the narrative method to review research on three strengths: tendency toward life reflection, adaptive use of personal memory, and temporal focus encouraging generativity. Results For each, we (a) present evidence that this strength manifests in the second half of life, and (b) identify how it may specifically be applied in dealing with the challenges of the pandemic. In considering their life stories, the picture that emerges is one of older adults as having the potential to show considerable psychosocial strength despite the adversities of the pandemic. Discussion We conclude that during this period of sweeping change in the lives of individuals of all ages, our older citizens may act as valuable societal anchors.
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- Majse Lind
- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Department of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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Xu HZ, Xu XX, Lei X, Yu J. Age-related alterations of default mode network in autobiographical memory: Recent versus remote events. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2020; 177:107341. [PMID: 33227505 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2020.107341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that the vividness of autobiographical memory decreases over time, and older adults often retrieve fewer details than young adults. However, the age-by-temporal distance (i.e., recent versus remote events) effect on autobiographical memory and underlying neural mechanisms are less understood. We recruited 25 young adults and 27 older adults to perform an fMRI-adapted autobiographical memory task with different temporal distances. The results showed that older adults' vividness ratings were generally higher than that of young adults, but were less sensitive to temporal distances. For neural imaging, an age-by-temporal distance effect was found in the left precuneus, manifested as young adults had more activation for recent events than for remote events, whereas no temporal distance effect was found in older adults. Interestingly, for older adults, the temporal distance effect was reflected by functional connectivity within the default mode network (DMN), with a stronger anterior DMN-posterior DMN coupling for remote events than for recent events, whereas no temporal distance difference on functional connectivity was found in young adults. The results suggest that older adults exhibit age-related neural differences in both activation and functional connectivity during the processing of autobiographical memory with different temporal distances, shedding new light for the understanding of the relationship between the DMN, autobiographical memory, and aging.
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- Hong-Zhou Xu
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China; Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Devitt AL, Schacter DL. Looking on the Bright Side: Aging and the Impact of Emotional Future Simulation on Subsequent Memory. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2020; 75:1831-1840. [PMID: 30950496 PMCID: PMC7566964 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbz041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES When younger adults simulated positive future events, subsequent memory is positively biased. In the current studies, we explore age-related changes in the impact of emotional future simulation on subsequent memory. METHODS In Experiment 1, younger and older adults simulated emotional future events before learning the hypothetical outcome of each event via narratives. Memory was assessed for emotional details contained in those narratives. In Experiment 2, a shorter temporal delay between simulation and narrative encoding was used to reduce decay of simulation memory over time. RESULTS Future simulation did not bias subsequent memory for older adults in Experiment 1. However, older adults performed similar to younger adults in Experiment 2, with more liberal responses to positive information after positive simulation. DISCUSSION The impact of an optimistic outlook on subsequent memory is reduced with age, which may be at least partly attributable to declining memory for future simulations over time. This work broadens our understanding of the functional consequences of age-related declines in episodic future simulation and adds to previous work showing reduced benefits of simulation with age on tasks tapping adaptive functions.
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- Aleea L Devitt
- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Massachusetts
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Hutchinson R, Loveday C, Eardley AF. Remembering cultural experiences: lifespan distributions, richness and content of autobiographical memories of museum visits. Memory 2020; 28:1024-1036. [PMID: 32870118 DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2020.1811874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Little is known about our autobiographical memories for cultural events. This represents an opportunity for cultural institutions such as museums, as examination of visitor memories is one way in which they can seek to understand the long-term impact they may have on their visitors. This research applied a coding model developed from autobiographical memory theory to analysis of participants' memories for museum visits, considering the distribution of memories across the life span, types of memories and content. Differences between visitor groups (age, visit frequency) were also considered. Findings showed a strong recency effect in the life-span distribution, suggesting the importance of social sharing in memories of cultural experience. Analysis of content showed a hierarchy of information that was present in museum memories. Knowledge acquired during the event of the visit was important, as was contextualising information whereby visitors situated the memory within their autobiographical knowledge and chronology. Emotions and thoughts were also salient. Visitor differences had minimal impact on content, with the exception of some effects that were consistent with the literature on memory and ageing. This research develops understanding of autobiographical memories for cultural experiences and provides insight to museums, with practical implications in terms of understanding visitors' experiences.
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Zaragoza Scherman A, Salgado S, Shao Z, Berntsen D. Younger adults report more distress and less well‐being: A
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study of event centrality, depression, post‐traumatic stress disorder and life satisfaction. APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/acp.3707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Alejandra Zaragoza Scherman
- Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Department of Psychology and Behavioural SciencesAarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Department of Psychology and Behavioural SciencesAarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- School of Psychology and Cognitive ScienceEast China Normal University Shanghai China
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- Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Department of Psychology and Behavioural SciencesAarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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Devitt AL, Thakral PP, Szpunar K, Addis DR, Schacter DL. Age-related changes in repetition suppression of neural activity during emotional future simulation. Neurobiol Aging 2020; 94:287-297. [PMID: 32712534 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Despite advances in understanding the consequences of age-related episodic memory decline for future simulation, much remains unknown regarding changes in the neural underpinnings of future thinking with age. We used a repetition suppression paradigm to explore age-related changes in the neural correlates of emotional future simulation. Younger and older adults simulated positive, negative, and neutral future events either 2 or 5 times. Reductions in neural activity for events simulated 5 versus 2 times (i.e., repetition suppression) identify brain regions responsive to the specific emotion of simulated events. Critically, older adults showed greater repetition suppression than younger adults in the temporal pole for negative simulations, and the cuneus for positive simulations. These findings suggest that older adults distance themselves from negative future possibilities by thinking about them in a more semantic way, consistent with the view that older adults down-regulate negative affect and up-regulate positive affect. More broadly this study increases our understanding of the impact of aging on the neural underpinnings of episodic future simulation.
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- Aleea L Devitt
- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; School of Psychology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Özbek M, Bohn A, Berntsen D. Characteristics of personally important episodic memories, counterfactual thoughts, and future projections across age and culture. APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/acp.3681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Müge Özbek
- Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Department of Psychology and Behavioural SciencesAarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Department of Psychology and Behavioural SciencesAarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Department of Psychology and Behavioural SciencesAarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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Allen AP, Doyle C, Roche RAP. The Impact of Reminiscence on Autobiographical Memory, Cognition and Psychological Well-Being in Healthy Older Adults. EUROPES JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2020; 16:317-330. [PMID: 33680185 PMCID: PMC7913011 DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v16i2.2097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Reminiscence therapy has improved autobiographical memory in older adults with memory impairment. However, there has been a relative lack of research examining the impact of reminiscence interventions on healthy older adults, despite the fact that healthy ageing has been associated with a reduction in episodic autobiographical memory. The current study examined the effects of a semi-structured reminiscence program, compared to a no-intervention control and an active control group focused on current life, in healthy older adults. Before and after reminiscence or control, we assessed episodic and semantic autobiographical memory, as well as reliving of the memory and re-experiencing the emotion associated with the memory. We also examined new learning and executive function, as well as quality of life, satisfaction with life, anxiety, depression, and mood. The reminiscence intervention did not lead to a differing impact on autobiographical memory, cognition or psychological well-being, compared to the control groups. The current results indicate that simple reminiscence does not lead to enhanced autobiographical memory performance in healthy older adults.
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- Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
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Raffard S, Bortolon C, Iniesta F, Macioce V, Gely-Nargeot MC, Van der Linden M. Projecting the self in aging: an exploratory study of self-defining future projections. Memory 2020; 28:632-641. [PMID: 32336202 DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2020.1753778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The concept of "Self-Defining Future Projections" (SDFPs) has been recently introduced to better explore the link between future thinking and identity. To date, SDFPs have only been examined in young adults and it remains unknown how self-defining future thoughts evolve in aging. In this cross-sectional study, 43 young adults (age range = 19-28; mean age = 23.06) and 43 older adults (age range 60-80; mean age = 69.46) were asked to generate three SDFPs. Our results indicated that SDFPs were less specific in older adults compared to young adults, but there was no difference between the two groups concerning autobiographical reasoning. However, regarding subjective experience, older adults rated imagined future events as containing more sensory details and contextual information and reported a higher feeling of pre-experiencing the personal future. Additionally, older participants described future events that were more positive and less distant in the future, with fewer narratives about future achievements but more narratives describing leisure time, with a similar probability between the two groups that the event will occur in the future. Our study extends previous aging research and adds to the literature by better understanding how future event representations are formed in older adults.
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- Stéphane Raffard
- Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Univ. Montpellier, EPSYLON EA, Montpellier, France.,University Department of Adult Psychiatry, La Colombière Hospital, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Inter-universitaire de Psychologie: Personnalité, Cognition et Changement Social, Grenoble, France
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- Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Univ. Montpellier, EPSYLON EA, Montpellier, France
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- Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit, CHU Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation, Université de Genève, Genève, Suisse
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Vannucci M, Chiorri C, Marchetti I. Shaping our personal past: Assessing the phenomenology of autobiographical memory and its association with object and spatial imagery. Scand J Psychol 2020; 61:599-606. [PMID: 32246729 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A new instrument has been developed that allows a comprehensive assessment of the relevant dimensions of the phenomenology of autobiographical memories (Assessment of the Phenomenology of Autobiographical Memory, APAM), and their association with visual object and spatial imagery has been examined. An initial version of APAM consisting of 30 items (the first 28 measured on a seven-point Likert-type scale) was developed and administered to a sample of 138 undergraduates. To test whether each item consistently measured the same dimension across different memories, all questions were rated for 12 cues. Results showed that 25 Likert-type items possessed adequate levels of internal consistency and unidimensionality across cues. We also found that higher levels of visual object imagery were associated with more sensory details and recollective qualities of memory, and with stronger experience of sensory and emotional reliving. The theoretical and practical usefulness of APAM as well as the relevance of visual object imagery in the phenomenology of autobiographical memory are discussed.
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- Manila Vannucci
- Department of NEUROFARBA - Section of Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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