8 . Cognitive function

نویسندگان

  • Felicia A. Huppert
  • Elizabeth Gardener
  • Brenda McWilliams
چکیده

• Older groups have a striking impairment in prospective memory – that is, remembering to carry out an action without being reminded. Around twothirds of participants aged 75 and older forgot to perform an action that they had earlier been instructed to carry out. If the findings are indicative of forgetfulness in daily life, then they raise concerns about the health and safety of older people, in relation to such activities as remembering to take medication, pay bills and lock doors.

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تاریخ انتشار 2006