Memory declines are commonly reported with age, but the majority of research has been
conducted with narrow segments of the world's population. We argue for the importance of …

Theories of episodic memory posit that more attentional resources are needed for encoding
specific compared to gist representations. This position has been challenged by recent …

The factors that trigger lapses of attention (eg, mind-wandering) during new learning remain
unclear. The present study investigated whether the likelihood of experiencing an attentional …

Spatial navigation is more difficult and effortful for older than younger individuals, a shift
which occurs for a variety of neurological, physical, and cognitive reasons associated with …

The relation between an individual's memory accuracy and reported confidence in their
memories can indicate self-awareness of memory strengths and weaknesses. We provide a …

Remembering past events can lead to predictions of what is to come and to experiencing
prediction errors when things change. Previous research has shown enhanced memory …

How rapidly can we encode the specifics versus the gist of episodic memories? Competing
theories have opposing answers, but empirical tests are based primarily on tasks of item …

Les êtres humains ont une propension à raconter des histoires et à faire de la narration.
Bien que le domaine de la mémoire épisodique accorde une grande attention au contenu …

Developmental reversals are puzzling situations in which cognitive development seems to
be devolving rather than evolving because reasoning and memory become more illogical …

Background Everyday memory problems are believed to increase with age, leading many
researchers to focus on older ages when examining reports of memory lapses. However …