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Publication Date: 2011-Oct
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Representational Momentum in Older Adults
Piotrowski, Andrea S.; Jakobson, Lorna S.
Brain and Cognition, v77 n1 p106-112 Oct 2011
Humans have a tendency to perceive motion even in static images that simply "imply" movement. This tendency is so strong that our memory for actions depicted in static images is distorted in the direction of implied motion--a phenomenon known as representational momentum (RM). In the present study, we created an RM display depicting a pattern of implied (clockwise) rotation of a rectangle. Young adults viewers' memory of the final position of the test rectangle was biased in the direction of continuing rotation, but older adults did not show a similar memory bias. We discuss several possible explanations for this group difference, but argue that the failure of older adults to shown an RM effect most likely reflects age-related changes in areas of the brain involved in processing real and implied motion. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Older Adults, Motion, Memory, Young Adults, Comparative Analysis, Cognitive Processes, Age Differences, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Visual Stimuli
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