Modulation of the Prospective and Retrospective Components of Memory for Intentions in Younger and Older Adults

Cohen, Anna‐Lisa; West, Robert; Craik, Fergus I. M.

doi:10.1076/anec.8.1.1.845

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“…This finding was somewhat unexpected since previous research has indicated prospective memory deficits associated with MDMA use. Dissociation of the prospective and retrospective memory components has been clearly established [28] . Prospective memory requires the formation of an intention to act and subsequent remembering to 'act' in the future.…”

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Hair MDMA Samples Are Consistent with Reported Ecstasy Use: Findings from a Study Investigating Effects of Ecstasy on Mood and Memory

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Aims: Our group has conducted several Internet investigations into the biobehavioural effects of self-reported recreational use of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine or Ecstasy) and other psychosocial drugs. Here we report a new study examining the relationship between self-reported Ecstasy use and traces of MDMA found in hair samples. Methods: In a laboratory setting, 49 undergraduate volunteers performed an Internet-based assessment which included mood scales and the University of East London Drug Use Questionnaire, which asks for history and current drug use. They also provided a hair sample for determination of exposure to MDMA over the previous month. Results: Self-report of Ecstasy use and presence in hair samples were consistent (p < 0.00001). Both subjective and objective measures predicted lower self-reported ratings of happiness and higher self-reported stress. Self-reported Ecstasy use, but not presence in hair, was also associated with decreased tension. Conclusion: Different psychoactive drugs can influence long-term mood and cognition in complex and dynamically interactive ways. Here we have shown a good correspondence between self-report and objective assessment of exposure to MDMA. These data suggest that the Internet has potentially high utility as a useful medium to complement traditional laboratory studies into the sequelae of recreational drug use.

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Hair MDMA Samples Are Consistent with Reported Ecstasy Use: Findings from a Study Investigating Effects of Ecstasy on Mood and Memory

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“…This is because prospective memory tasks also involve a retrospective component (Cohen et al, 2001;McDaniel & Einstein, 1992), (i.e., successfully performing a prospective memory task requires not only recall of something that is to be done in the future, but also retrieval of what it is that needs to be done). This latter component clearly implicates retrospective memory.…”

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Prospective memory in multiple sclerosis

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Jensen

Henry

2007

J. Inter. Neuropsych. Soc.

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There is considerable evidence that multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with impaired retrospective memory. However, although preliminary evidence suggests that prospective memory is also affected by the disorder, the degree and nature of the impairment remains to be clarified. Twenty participants with MS were compared with 20 matched controls on Virtual Week, a measure of prospective memory that closely represents the types of prospective memory tasks that actually occur in everyday life, and provides an opportunity to investigate the different sorts of prospective memory failures that occur. The results indicated that irrespective of the specific prospective memory task demands, MS participants' performance was significantly impaired relative to controls. MS deficits could not be attributed to problems with retrospective memory because MS participants in the present study did not differ significantly from controls on measures of long-and short-term memory, and significant impairment was observed on a prospective memory task, which imposed only minimal demands on retrospective memory. These results therefore suggest that individuals with MS may experience general difficulties with prospective memory. The practical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed. (JINS, 2007, 13, 410-416.)

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“…This example underscores the key feature of prospective memory-that it is inherently effortful, since it requires that a person retrieve an intention while in the midst of some other competing activity (Cohen, Dixon, & Lindsay, 2005;Craik & Kerr, 1996;Ellis, 1996;Maylor, 1996;West & Craik, 1999). Therefore, successful prospective memory requires that a person juggle multiple cognitive demands involving intermittent prospective memory responses while maintaining performance of an ongoing activity (Cohen, West, & Craik, 2001). …”

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Number of cues influences the cost of remembering to remember

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A current focus in the prospective memory literature is the extent to which a prospective memory task (remembering to perform a future action) interferes with ongoing activities (defined in this study as lexical decision latencies). In the present study, participants had to detect one, two, three, four, five, or six prospective memory cues. Results showed no significant increase in lexical decision latencies with one or two targets; however, significant costs emerged with three or more targets. Furthermore, task interference showed a linear increase in task costs for word trial performance but not for nonword trial performance. Practical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Modulation of the Prospective and Retrospective Components of Memory for Intentions in Younger and Older Adults

Cited by 80 publications

References 9 publications

Hair MDMA Samples Are Consistent with Reported Ecstasy Use: Findings from a Study Investigating Effects of Ecstasy on Mood and Memory

Hair MDMA Samples Are Consistent with Reported Ecstasy Use: Findings from a Study Investigating Effects of Ecstasy on Mood and Memory

Prospective memory in multiple sclerosis

Number of cues influences the cost of remembering to remember

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