Volume : II, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Effects of Ageing and Nutrition on Recognition Memory

Dr. Santosh Kumar Gupta, Dr. Meenakshi Sharma

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This experiment is an attempt to find out the impact of ageing and nutrition on recognition memory. A sample of 100 subjects participated in the study. The young adults were recruited from high school or college and the older adults were from a local senior citizens club randomly. The independent variables age and nutritional status were manipulated by selection. A 2×2 factorial design was employed. Signal Detection Theory was applied to estimate Hits/False Alarms and level of sensitivity (i.e. ‘d’). ANOVA was furnished to know mains and interactional effects of age and nutrition on recognition memory. Results revealed that ability of recognition memory decline due to ageing. Proportion of hits was found higher in younger adult than older adults. Misidentification of item (false alarm) was higher in older adult may be correlated to development mild cognitive impairment in older adults. Nutritional status was also found significant discovered that memory functions are subject to nutritional deficiency.

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Dr. Santosh Kumar Gupta, Dr. Meenakshi Sharma Effects of Ageing and Nutrition on Recognition Memory International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 2, Issue : 9 September 2013

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