Older adults produce more verbal false memories than younger adults: is it semantics or executive functioning?
This study proposes a novel integration of semantic and executive mechanisms underlying the observed increase in false memories during aging, with inhibition playing an unexpected role in enhancing false memory susceptibility.
Authors
- Ton Dijkstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2514-5866)
- Paola Palladino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4131-911X)
- Luca Rinaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-6102)
- Martina Cangelosi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6034-9288)
- Elena Cavallini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2405-3399)
Institutions
- University of Foggia (IT)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University of Pavia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-024-02914-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43
Funders
- European Commission