ERP C250 Shows the Elderly (Cognitively Normal, Alzheimer’s Disease) Store More Stimuli in Short-Term Memory than Young Adults Do

Memory problems are a common complaint among the elderly population. Difficulties with storing information in short-term memory could be a serious culprit in age-related memory problems, as a diminished ability to identify and retain important information at an early-stage of information processing will have a negative bearing on anything that needs to be done with that information later. In addition, deficits of memory are a hallmark of numerous diseases that commonly afflict the elderly, including amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (Petersen et al., 2013) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) (McKhann et al., 1984).

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