Age-related differences in the time course of encoding.
The speed with which normal elderly and young subjects encoded digits in a speeded same/different matching task was investigated. One condition required a judgment based on physical identity, while in a second condition judgments were based on an odd/even dichotomy. The pattern of results demonstrated a slowing in the speed of encoding in the older subjects. This effect, while statistically significant, was slight.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D011930:Reaction Time; D013997:Time Factors