Abstract
The interplay of cognitive abilities that constitute the process of 'remembering to remember' is referred to as prospective memory. Prospective memory is an essential ability to meet everyday life challenges across the life span, constitutes a key element of autonomy and independence and is especially important in old age with increasing social and health-related prospective memory demands. The present paper first presents major findings from the current state of the art in research on age effects in prospective memory. In a second part, it presents four focus areas for future research outlining possible conceptual, methodological, and neuro-scientific advancements. (C) 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 459-466 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Gerontology |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cognition
- Memory
- Daily life
- Prospective memory
- Everyday memory
- Multiprocess theory
- Emotion
- Intraindividual variability
- Electroencephalogram
- ROSTRAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX
- DIFFUSION-MODEL ANALYSIS
- AGE-DIFFERENCES
- MULTIPROCESS FRAMEWORK
- DELAYED INTENTIONS
- TASK
- METAANALYSIS
- RETRIEVAL
- BRAIN
- YOUNG