An Age-Related Dissociation of Short-Term Memory for Facial Identity and Facial Emotional Expression

Discussion. Possible explanations for spared memory for emotional expressions include socioemotional selectivity theory as well as the existence of overlapping yet distinct brain networks for processing of different emotions.
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research