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Infantile amnesia results from differential memory retrieval in humans

This study investigates infantile amnesia by testing memory retention in toddlers, finding that early memories persist but become inaccessible, influenced by retrieval mechanisms and prenatal factors.

Capturing the developing brain in motion: A practical tutorial for recording mobile EEG in naturally moving children

This paper provides a practical tutorial on mobile EEG data collection and preprocessing for naturally moving children, including a dataset and pipeline.

Locus coeruleus-related insula activation is associated with implicit learning

This study investigates how noradrenergic systems contribute to implicit learning by combining neuroimaging and behavioral assessments across age groups.

When Group Means Fail: Can One Size Fit All?

The paper examines whether a group-based cognitive process model applies to individuals, finding that the serial exhaustive search model fits only some participants.

Sleep spindle maturation enhances slow oscillation-spindle coupling

This study examines how sleep spindle maturation affects slow oscillation-spindle coupling across different age groups in children.

Age differences in neural distinctiveness during memory retrieval versus reinstatement

This study examines age differences in neural distinctiveness during memory retrieval and reinstatement, finding reduced distinctiveness in older adults and its link to memory performance.

The integrity of dopaminergic and noradrenergic brain regions is associated with different aspects of late-life memory performance

This study examines the relationship between dopaminergic and noradrenergic brain region integrity and late-life memory performance using longitudinal MRI data.

Age Differences in Diffusivity in the Locus Coeruleus and its Ascending Noradrenergic Tract

The paper examines age-related differences in fractional anisotropy in the locus coeruleus and its ascending noradrenergic tract using diffusion-weighted MRI across three datasets.

Age-related declines in neural selectivity manifest differentially during encoding and recognition

The paper was retracted due to analytical errors that significantly affected results and conclusions.

Electrophysiological Indicators of Sleep-associated Memory Consolidation in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children

This study examines sleep spindles and slow oscillations in pre-school children to assess their role in memory consolidation, finding two distinct spindle types with differential associations with memory quality.

Tracking age differences in neural distinctiveness across representational levels

The paper was retracted due to analytical errors that significantly affected results and conclusions.

Memory specificity is linked to repetition effects in event-related potentials across the lifespan

This study examines repetition effects in event-related potentials across age groups and links them to memory specificity and recognition performance.

Locus coeruleus MRI contrast is associated with cortical thickness in older adults

The paper examines the relationship between locus coeruleus MRI contrast and cortical thickness in older and younger adults, finding a positive association in specific brain regions.

Noradrenergic responsiveness supports selective attention across the adult life span

This study investigates age-related differences in noradrenergic system responsiveness and its association with attentional performance in younger and older adults using pupillometry and EEG.

Understanding the interplay of sleep and aging: Methodological challenges

The paper identifies and addresses methodological challenges in studying sleep and aging using electrophysiological and brain structural data from younger and older adults.

Memory quality modulates the effect of aging on memory consolidation during sleep: Reduced maintenance but intact gain

The paper shows that aging affects memory consolidation during sleep, but only for memories with medium encoding quality, while weakly encoded memories remain unaffected.

Oscillatory Mechanisms of Successful Memory Formation in Younger and Older Adults Are Related to Structural Integrity

The paper examines age-related differences in memory formation by analyzing oscillatory mechanisms and structural brain integrity in younger and older adults during an associative memory task.

Single-trial characterization of neural rhythms: potentials and challenges

This paper extends a rhythm detection algorithm to analyze neural rhythms at the single-trial level, showing high specificity for alpha rhythms but variable subject performance.

Higher rostral locus coeruleus integrity is associated with better memory performance in older adults

Neural pattern similarity differentially affects memory performance of younger and older adults

This study examines how neural pattern similarity affects memory performance in younger and older adults, finding age-related differences in how similarity influences memory retention.

Diminished pre-stimulus alpha-lateralization suggests compromised self-initiated attentional control of auditory processing in old age

This study shows that older adults show reduced pre-stimulus alpha lateralization, indicating impaired self-initiated attentional control of auditory processing.

Age Differences in Hemispheric Lateralization in Spatial and Verbal Visual Working Memory

The paper examines age-related differences in hemispheric lateralization during spatial and verbal visual working memory tasks using behavioral and neural markers.

Precise Slow Oscillation-Spindle Coupling Promotes Memory Consolidation in Younger and Older Adults

This study examines age-related changes in slow oscillation-spindle coupling during sleep and its role in memory consolidation across adulthood.

Humans strategically shift decision bias by flexibly adjusting sensory evidence accumulation

The paper shows humans adjust decision bias by altering sensory evidence accumulation rates and cortical activity patterns in response to reward contingencies.

10-Month-Old Infants Are Sensitive To The Time Course Of Perceived Actions: Evidence From A Study Combining Eye-tracking And EEG

This study shows 10-month-old infants can detect slight timing changes in observed movements using eye-tracking and EEG, suggesting early internal simulation of action timing.

Visual Context Modulates Action Perception In 10-Month-Old Infants

This study shows that 10-month-old infants' action perception is influenced by visual context, as evidenced by changes in eye-tracking and neural activity when the same movement is presented in different contexts.