Age-Related Trajectories of Memory Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with and without Hearing Impairment

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shang-Te Wu ◽  
Ching-Ju Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Memory Function ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Memory Decline ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Auditory Verbal Learning ◽  
Learning Test ◽  
Relationship Of

Background: To examine age-related trajectories of memory function associated with hearing status and to explore potential confounding by sociodemographic, physiological, and behavioral factors in that link. Methods: A national representative sample of Taiwanese adults ≥50 years with and without hearing impairment in 1996 (n = 4,707) were interviewed every 3-4 years until 2007. Cross-sectional and prospective associations between hearing impairment and memory function were determined using multilevel modeling. Results: In bivariate analyses, hearing impairment was associated not only with poor memory function but also with sociodemographic, behavioral and self-rated health status and chronic conditions. These factors, however, did not confound the relationship of hearing impairment with the level or rate of change in the modified Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (m-RAVLT) score - hearing impairment increased the age-related differences in the intercept of the memory function by 25.6%, and that the association was significantly greater in older people than in younger people, but hearing impairment was not associated with the slope of the cognitive trajectory over time. Conclusion: Hearing impairment and the m-RAVLT score at any point in time may have partially combined pathologic mechanisms with age. The vascular risk covariates we considered might also share the etiological pathways and be part of important prevention strategies for guarding against age-related memory decline in the future.

scholarly journals The influence of childhood intelligence, social class, education and social mobility on memory and memory decline in late life

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 847-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
R T Staff ◽  
M J Hogan ◽  
L J Whalley
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Memory Decline ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Auditory Verbal Learning ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Learning Test

Abstract In an observational longitudinal study of a sub-sample of the Aberdeen 1936 birth cohort, from age 62 to 77 years, we investigated childhood intelligence, social class, education, life-course social mobility, memory test performance and memory decline in late life. We examined 388 local residents who had attended school in Aberdeen in 1947 and measured Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) at recruitment age about 64 years and up to five times until age about 77 years. Better performance at age about 64 on AVLT was predicted by early socioeconomic status (SES), social mobility and childhood intelligence. The trajectory of AVLT decline was steeper in those who had received less education. This relationship was independent of childhood ability, sex, SES in childhood and social mobility. The protection of memory by education suggests that education supports resilience to age-related cognitive impairment. Upward social mobility does not enhance this effect, suggesting that resilience to age-related decline may be established in early life.

scholarly journals Auditory-verbal memory function of women during the menstruation and ovulation periods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marziyeh Sajadian ◽  
Hamid Jalilvand ◽  
Ali Mohammadzadeh ◽  
Behdad Pourdad ◽  
Maryam Sajadian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Memory Function ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Verbal Working Memory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Recall Score ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Learning Test

Background and Aim: Auditory-verbal mem­ory (AVM) is the ability to learn, retain, and recall syllables and words. Memory has a strong relationship with the nervous and endocrine systems in humans. Changes in estrogen levels occur naturally at short (menstrual period) and long (pregnancy, menopause, and maturity) peri­ods. Changes in estrogen levels are likely to affect memory function. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of hormone fluctuations on the AVM of women. Methods: This cross-sectional study with a pretest/posttest design was conducted on 25 women aged 40−49 years with normal hearing and normal menstrual cycles of 28 ± 4 days, who were selected using a convenience sampling method. They were evaluated using two Persian versions of Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). This test was performed twice and at two different menstrual periods (2-5 and 14−16 days). Results: A significant correlation was observed between the mean of total recall score, recall score after interference, and delayed recall score at two different periods (p < 0.01). The scores of women in three areas on days 14−16 of the menstrual cycle were higher than on days 2−5. Conclusion: Women’s RAVLT scores on days 14−16 of the menstrual cycle are higher than on days 2−5, indicating the effect of hormonal fluc­tuations on their AVM function. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the changes in women’s AVM in different days of the menstrual cycle. Keywords: Auditory-verbal working memory; Rey learning test; menstrual cycle  

scholarly journals NIH Toolbox Picture Sequence Memory Test for Assessing Clinical Memory Function: Diagnostic Relationship to the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W Loring ◽  
Stephen C Bowden ◽  
Ekaterina Staikova ◽  
James A Bishop ◽  
Daniel L Drane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Memory Function ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Memory Test ◽  
Auditory Verbal Learning Test ◽  
Auditory Verbal Learning ◽  
Sequence Memory ◽  
Learning Test

Age and synchrony effects in performance on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 657-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire A. Lehmann ◽  
Anthony D. G. Marks ◽  
Tanya L. Hanstock
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Optimal Time ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Auditory Verbal Learning Test ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Auditory Verbal Learning ◽  
Learning Test

ABSTRACTBackground: There is evidence that individuals perform better on some memory tasks when tested at their preferred time of day, a phenomenon named the synchrony effect. There is also evidence of a predictable change from evening to morning preference during the adult life span. Together, these findings suggest that age effects on memory measures may be overestimated when time of testing is ignored. The aim of this study was to investigate whether synchrony effects could partially explain the well-documented age-related decline in performance on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT).Methods: Groups of 42 younger adults (aged 18–33 years) and 42 older adults (aged 55–71 years) were administered the RAVLT at either their optimal (n = 21) or non-optimal (n = 21) time of day.Results: Although both age groups benefited moderately from being tested at their optimal time, this effect was greater for older participants and extended to all facets of RAVLT performance except proactive interference. However, younger adults outperformed older adults on three of the five RAVLTs.Conclusions: These findings add to existing evidence of synchrony effects, particularly in memory functioning of older adults, and highlight the need for clinicians to consider optimal time of testing when administering and interpreting the RAVLT.

scholarly journals Sex-Based Memory Advantages and Cognitive Aging: A Challenge to the Cognitive Reserve Construct?

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Caselli ◽  
Amylou C. Dueck ◽  
Dona E.C. Locke ◽  
Leslie C. Baxter ◽  
Bryan K. Woodruff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Cognitive Aging ◽  
Cognitive Reserve ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Apoe Genotype ◽  
Memory Decline ◽  
Logical Memory ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Learning Test ◽  
Selective Reminding Test

AbstractEducation and related proxies for cognitive reserve (CR) are confounded by associations with environmental factors that correlate with cerebrovascular disease possibly explaining discrepancies between studies examining their relationships to cognitive aging and dementia. In contrast, sex-related memory differences may be a better proxy. Since they arise developmentally, they are less likely to reflect environmental confounds. Women outperform men on verbal and men generally outperform women on visuospatial memory tasks. Furthermore, memory declines during the preclinical stage of AD, when it is clinically indistinguishable from normal aging. To determine whether CR mitigates age-related memory decline, we examined the effects of gender and APOE genotype on longitudinal memory performances. Memory decline was assessed in a cohort of healthy men and women enriched for APOE ɛ4 who completed two verbal [Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT), Buschke Selective Reminding Test (SRT)] and two visuospatial [Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (CFT), and Benton Visual Retention Test (VRT)] memory tests, as well as in a separate larger and older cohort [National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC)] who completed a verbal memory test (Logical Memory). Age-related memory decline was accelerated in APOE ɛ4 carriers on all verbal memory measures (AVLT, p=.03; SRT p<.001; logical memory p<.001) and on the VRT p=.006. Baseline sex associated differences were retained over time, but no sex differences in rate of decline were found for any measure in either cohort. Sex-based memory advantage does not mitigate age-related memory decline in either APOE ɛ4 carriers or non-carriers. (JINS, 2015, 21, 95–104)

Error Analysis in Neuropsychological Assessment of Verbal Memory and Learning

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietmar Heubrock
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Learning Disorders ◽  
Memory And Learning ◽  
Auditory Verbal Learning Test ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Auditory Verbal Learning ◽  
Accurate Picture ◽  
Learning Test

Performance on a German version of the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) was investigated for 64 juvenile patients who were subdivided in 6 clinical groups. In addition to standard evaluation of AVLT protocols which is usually confined to items recalled correctly, an error analysis was performed. Differentiating between total errors (TE), repetition errors (RE), and misnamings (ME), substantial differences between clinical groups could be demonstrated. It is argued that error analysis of verbal memory and learning enriches the understanding of neuropsychological syndromes, and provides additional information for diagnostic and clinical use. Thus, it is possible to gain a more accurate picture so that patients can be appropriately retrained, and research into the functional causes of memory and learning disorders can be intensified.

scholarly journals Association of Anxiety Awareness with Risk Factors of Cognitive Decline in MCI

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Ariela Gigi ◽  
Merav Papirovitz
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Control Group ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Auditory Verbal Learning ◽  
Skin Conductivity ◽  
Learning Test

Studies demonstrate that anxiety is a risk factor for cognitive decline. However, there are also study findings regarding anxiety incidence among people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which mostly examined general anxiety evaluated by subjective questionnaires. This study aimed to compare subjective and objective anxiety (using autonomic measures) and anxiety as a general tendency and anxiety as a reaction to memory examination. Participants were 50 adults aged 59–82 years who were divided into two groups: MCI group and control group, according to their objective cognitive performance in the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. Objective changes in the anxiety response were measured by skin conductivity in all tests and questionnaires. To evaluate subjective anxiety as a reaction to memory loss, a questionnaire on “state-anxiety” was used immediately after completing memory tests. Our main finding was that although both healthy and memory-impaired participants exhibited elevations in physiological arousal during the memory test, only healthy participants reported an enhanced state anxiety (p = 0.025). Our results suggest that people with MCI have impaired awareness of their emotional state.

Estimating memory function: Disparity of wechsler memory scale-revised and California verbal learning test indices in clinical and normal samples

1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Randolph ◽  
James M. Gold ◽  
Elizabeth Kozora ◽  
C. Munro Cullum ◽  
Bruce P. Hermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Memory Function ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
California Verbal Learning Test ◽  
Wechsler Memory Scale ◽  
Learning Test
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