Prospective Memory in Older Adults: Where We Are Now and What Is Next

Matthias Kliegel; Nicola Ballhausen; Alexandra Hering; Andreas Ihle; Katharina M. Schnitzspahn; Sascha Zuber

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Prospective Memory in Older Adults: Where We Are Now and What Is Next

Matthias Kliegel, Nicola Ballhausen, Alexandra Hering, Andreas Ihle, Katharina M. Schnitzspahn, Sascha Zuber

Psychology

University of Geneva

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Abstract

The interplay of cognitive abilities that constitute the process of 'remembering to remember' is referred to as prospective memory. Prospective memory is an essential ability to meet everyday life challenges across the life span, constitutes a key element of autonomy and independence and is especially important in old age with increasing social and health-related prospective memory demands. The present paper first presents major findings from the current state of the art in research on age effects in prospective memory. In a second part, it presents four focus areas for future research outlining possible conceptual, methodological, and neuroscientific advancements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	459-466
Number of pages	8
Journal	Gerontology
Volume	62
Issue number	4
Early online date	3 Mar 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000443698
Publication status	Published - Jun 2016

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M. Kliegel acknowledges financial support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Keywords

cognition
memory
daily life
prospective memory
everyday memory
multiprocess theory
emotion
intraindividual variability
electroencephalogram

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