Conclusions
The major conclusions which the writer would like to draw from these studies are four in number: (1) That the disorders of the early stages of retention so frequently found in the aged exert a widespread influence on the total behavior of the individual; (2) That compensatory mechanisms, for instance the use of cues, are relied upon; (3) That there is evidence from this pathological material to suggest that several active processes are at work during the early stages of retention; (4) That the impairment of retention in the aged cannot be ascribed entirely to lack of adequate O2 supply. The writer’s attempts, by no means complete, to increase cerebral O2 utilization have not succeeded in limiting these retention defects.
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Cameron, D.E. Impairment of the retention phase of remembering. Psych Quar 17, 395–404 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01561994
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