Tracking age differences in neural distinctiveness across representational levels
The distinctiveness of neural information representation is crucial for successful memory
performance but declines with advancing age. Computational models implicate age-related …
performance but declines with advancing age. Computational models implicate age-related …
Early visual cortices reveal interrelated item and category representations in aging
C Pauley, A Karlsson, MC Sander - Eneuro, 2024 - eneuro.org
Neural dedifferentiation, the finding that neural representations tend to be less distinct in
older adults compared with younger adults, has been associated with age-related declines …
older adults compared with younger adults, has been associated with age-related declines …
Dissociative effects of age on neural differentiation at the category and item levels
S Srokova, ANZ Aktas, JD Koen… - Journal of …, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
Increasing age is associated with age-related neural dedifferentiation, a reduction in the
selectivity of neural representations, which has been proposed to contribute to cognitive …
selectivity of neural representations, which has been proposed to contribute to cognitive …
Age differences in neural distinctiveness during memory encoding, retrieval, and reinstatement
C Pauley, M Kobelt, M Werkle-Bergner… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Robust evidence points to mnemonic deficits in older adults related to dedifferentiated, ie
less distinct, neural responses during memory encoding. However, less is known about …
less distinct, neural responses during memory encoding. However, less is known about …
Contributions of representational distinctiveness and stability to memory performance and age differences
Long-standing theories of cognitive aging suggest that memory decline is associated with
age-related differences in the way information is neurally represented. Multivariate pattern …
age-related differences in the way information is neurally represented. Multivariate pattern …
Age-related neural dedifferentiation for individual stimuli: An across-participant pattern similarity analysis
JD Koen - Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Age-related neural dedifferentiation–reductions in the regional specificity and precision of
neural representations–is proposed to compromise the ability of older adults to form …
neural representations–is proposed to compromise the ability of older adults to form …
Sensory representations supporting memory specificity: Age effects on behavioral and neural discriminability
CR Bowman, JD Chamberlain… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Older adults' difficulty in distinguishing between old and new information contributes to
memory decline, which may occur because older adults are less likely than young adults to …
memory decline, which may occur because older adults are less likely than young adults to …
Age differences in neural distinctiveness revealed by multi-voxel pattern analysis
Current theories of cognitive aging argue that neural representations become less distinctive
in old age, a phenomenon known as dedifferentiation. The present study used multi-voxel …
in old age, a phenomenon known as dedifferentiation. The present study used multi-voxel …
Reduced fidelity of neural representation underlies episodic memory decline in normal aging
Emerging studies have emphasized the importance of the fidelity of cortical representation in
forming enduring episodic memory. No study, however, has examined whether there are …
forming enduring episodic memory. No study, however, has examined whether there are …
Neural differentiation is moderated by age in scene-selective, but not face-selective, cortical regions
The aging brain is characterized by neural dedifferentiation, an apparent decrease in the
functional selectivity of category-selective cortical regions. Age-related reductions in neural …
functional selectivity of category-selective cortical regions. Age-related reductions in neural …