What makes a birdbrain tick: Long-term memory drives expertise effects on working memory binding.
Abstract
Considerable research concerning the multidirectionality of cognitive aging indicates that retrieving factual knowledge from semantic long-term memory (LTM) remains stable in healthy older age despite declines in actively maintaining information in working memory (WM). This study addressed how older adults' extensive acquired knowledge may support WM by mitigating age deficits in the speed of establishing bindings in WM (Block 1) or through greater contributions from LTM (Block 2). Younger novices (
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Research summary
The paper claims that older adults' extensive knowledge can help mitigate age-related deficits in working memory binding. This research is relevant as it explores cognitive aging and the potential for leveraging long-term memory to address working memory challenges in older adults, contributing to our understanding of cognitive resilience in aging.
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