Publications by authors named "Anastasia Kladi"
Background: Destination memory defined as the ability to remember to whom we addressed a piece of information is found to be impaired in normal aging. Theories of affect development and research findings have shown that emotional charging improves performance on memory tasks, and also that Mu rhythm is desynchronized as an index of mirror neuron activation during such tasks.
Objective: In this paper, we sought to investigate the differences in Mu rhythm during an emotional destination memory task, between younger and older adults.
Article Synopsis
- Emotion can help improve memory in older adults, but age may affect "destination memory," which is the ability to recall who we shared information with.
- A study with 16 older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 16 healthy controls found no differences in performance on memory tasks, but differences in brain activity were notable, particularly in frontal and temporal regions.
- The MCI group showed a specific brain pattern of Mu enhancement linked to poorer memory scores, suggesting that although they performed similarly to healthy individuals, their brain function indicates early signs of cognitive decline.