PMID- 17164192
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20071012
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1382-5585 (Print)
IS  - 1382-5585 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
DP  - 2007 Jan
TI  - On the relative role of inhibition in age-related working memory decline.
PG  - 95-107
AB  - In this cross-sectional study, the mediating role of inhibition relative to speed 
      in age-related working memory decline on different tasks was investigated. It was 
      hypothesized that the role of inhibition is marginal or absent in a relatively 
      "passive" or simple working memory task, but present in a relatively "active" or 
      complex task in which the processing, rather than the storage capacity of working 
      memory, is addressed. This hypothesis was tested with a structural equation model 
      that was fitted on a subsample (N = 213) of the Maastricht Aging Study (MAAS). 
      The first trial of the Verbal Learning Test (VLT) served as the passive test and 
      the Self-Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (SPASAT) as the active test. Results 
      showed that the role of inhibition was absent in predicting VLT performance, 
      whereas it was comparable to the role of speed in predicting SPASAT performance. 
      These findings suggest a relative, task-dependent role of inhibition in 
      explaining age-related memory decline.
FAU - Van Gerven, Pascal W M
AU  - Van Gerven PW
AD  - Maastricht University, Department of Neurocognition, Maastricht, The Netherlands. 
      p.vangerven@psychology.unimaas.nl
FAU - Van Boxtel, Martin P J
AU  - Van Boxtel MP
FAU - Meijer, Willemien A
AU  - Meijer WA
FAU - Willems, Dick
AU  - Willems D
FAU - Jolles, Jelle
AU  - Jolles J
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
JT  - Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology 
      and cognition
JID - 9614434
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Aging/*physiology
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Inhibition, Psychological
MH  - Male
MH  - Memory Disorders/*physiopathology
MH  - Memory, Short-Term/*physiology
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Neuropsychological Tests
MH  - Reaction Time
MH  - Verbal Learning
EDAT- 2006/12/14 09:00
MHDA- 2007/10/13 09:00
CRDT- 2006/12/14 09:00
PHST- 2006/12/14 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/10/13 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/12/14 09:00 [entrez]
AID - PQ3R32W069826203 [pii]
AID - 10.1080/138255891007038 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2007 Jan;14(1):95-107. doi: 
      10.1080/138255891007038.