Multi-step inference across the human lifespan can be improved with individualized memory interventions

These findings suggest that age-related declines in complex judgments stem from declines in mnemonic discrimination and demonstrate that individualized, memory-based training interventions can improve learning and reasoning processes that support goal-directed planning, offering a promising approach to preserving decision-making abilities across the lifespan.

Authors

Dale Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9240-1327)
Sharon M. Noh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0002-7759)
Craig E.L. Stark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9334-8502)
Keiland W Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0358-9645)
Aaron Bornstein
Shuheng Guo

Institutions

University of California, Irvine (US)
Irvine University (US)

Publication Details

Journal: The Journals of Gerontology Series B
Published: 2026-03-07
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag038
Primary Topic: Memory Processes and Influences
Type: article
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Multi-step inference across the human lifespan can be improved with individualized memory interventions

Dale Zhou, Sharon M. Noh, Craig E.L. Stark, Keiland W Cooper et al.

Mar 7, 2026

The Journals of Gerontology Series B

Memory Processes and Influences

article

Multi-step inference across the human lifespan can be improved with individualized memory interventions

Dale Zhou, Sharon M. Noh, Craig E.L. Stark, Keiland W Cooper, Aaron Bornstein, Shuheng Guo

March 7, 2026article en

Abstract

These findings suggest that age-related declines in complex judgments stem from declines in mnemonic discrimination and demonstrate that individualized, memory-based training interventions can improve learning and reasoning processes that support goal-directed planning, offering a promising approach to preserving decision-making abilities across the lifespan.

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