The Effects of Aging on Associative Memory
While the majority of research examining memory changes in healthy older adults has focused on declines in performance and related brain activity, Dr. Duarte's project will focus on the types of memories that may be preserved or even enhanced as people age. The results from these experiments will provide a better understanding of the functional and structural organization of associative memory and allow better characterizations of healthy age-related changes. Such results may help inform future research to distinguish healthy from pathological brain aging, such as in Alzheimer's disease.
