[en] Memory for times of past events depends on direct impressions of the temporal “distances” of the events in the past and the reconstruction of temporal “locations. Two studies shed light on the possible neurological basis of location-based processes. In an ERP study, adults performed tasks thought to bias subjects to use distance or location processes. Late frontal activity was specifically linked to location-based processes. In another study using the same tasks, aging was found to disrupt location-based processes more than distance-based processes. Age-related differences in the use of location-based processes were mediated by speed of processing and by working-memory capacities.
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Bastin, Christine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Friedman, William J.
Language :
English
Title :
Distance and location processes in memory for time: An update
Publication date :
2005
Event name :
28th International Congress of Psychology
Event date :
2004
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the 28th International Congress of Psychology