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3 papers study it2 findings

MeSH

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Funders: Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Council and 1 more
  • Human trial2
  • Humans1

Outcomes

2

Age-related episodic memory decline

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Writing protects against age-related episodic memory decline in humans.

    “writing moderates the effect of age on episodic and semantic memory”

    Humans

    Which intellectual activities are related to cognitive reserve? Introduction and testing a three-dimensional model

    Psychological researchFeb 5, 2024

Memory performance

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Writing improves memory performance in humans.

    “Across age groups, we showed that drawing, writing, and reading aloud as encoding techniques yielded better memory than silently reading words”

    Human trialrelative to silently reading words10-seconds eachn = 300

    Age differences in effectiveness of encoding techniques on memory

    Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognitionApr 17, 2023

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