年龄相关记忆丧失的测量方法可能存在缺陷

The notion that describing previous experiences becomes more difficult with age was built on decades of lab research, says psychologist Matthew Grilli of the University of Arizona in Tucson. Lab-based studies of autobiographical memories, which typically involved experimenters interviewing people about past events, have shown that older adults can recall fewer details than younger ones. Researchers have found this effect to be more pronounced in people with dementia, leading many to view this shift as a sign of cognitive decline. Grilli and colleagues wanted to test if the trend held up outside the lab. …