Neuroscientists left the lab to study memory loss. The results were surprising

Past research in lab settings may not have accurately captured older adults’ recall

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Decades of research has shown that describing past experiences get harder with age. But older adults’ recollections appear to be richer when assessed in everyday contexts than in the lab.

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One of the major cognitive changes that happens as we age is difficulty recounting details of past experiences.