Early Prefrontal Activation As a Mechanism to Prevent Forgetting in the Context of Interference Articles uri icon

authors

  • García-Pacios, J.
  • GUTIERREZ DIEZ, RICARDO
  • Solesio, E.
  • Moratti, S.
  • Ruiz-Vargas, J.M.
  • López-Frutos, J.M.
  • Lorenzo-López, L.
  • Del-Pozo, F.
  • Maestú, F.

publication date

  • June 2013

start page

  • 580

end page

  • 588

issue

  • 6

volume

  • 21

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1064-7481

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1545-7214

abstract

  • Recent research has focused on interference resolution deficits as the main cause of short-term memory decreases in aging. To determine whether activation of brain compensatory mechanisms occur during the encoding process in older people. Moreover, two different levels of interference (distraction and interruption) were presented during the maintenance period to examine how they modulate brain activity profiles.

keywords

  • aging; inhibition; interference; magnetoencephalography; top down control; working memory