This volume takes a contemporary look at the impact of aging on short-term and working memory, and on long-term explicit and implicit memory. It offers the latest neuroscientific data on the physiological and health perspectives, as well as the social, cultural, and cross-cultural consequences. Each contributor is a world-renowned researcher in memory.

M. Naveh-Benjamin, N. Ohta, Preface. Part I. Psychological Perspectives: Short-Term and Working Memory. P. Verhaegen, Working Memory Still Working: Age-Related Difference in Working Memory Functioning and Cognitive Control. S. Kemper, The Interaction of Linguistic Constraints, Working Memory, and Aging on Language Production and Comprehension. E. Harada, Error Repetition Phenomenon and its Relation to Cognitive Control, Working Memory and Aging: Why Does it Happen Outside the Psychology Laboratory? Part 2. Psychological Perspectives: Long-Term Memory. M. Naveh-Benjamin, Age-Related Changes in Episodic Memory: Automatic and Strategic Contributions. L. Light, Dual Process Theories of Memory in Old Age: An Update. D. Howard, J. Howard, Dissociable Forms of Implicit Learning in Aging. G. Einstein, M. McDaniel, M. Scullin, Prospective Memory and Aging: Understanding the Variability. Part 3. Social, Emotional, and Cultural Perspectives. T. Hess, L. Emery, Memory in Context: The Impact of Age-Related Goals on Performance. E. Kensinger, Emotion-Memory Interactions in Older Adulthood. A. Castel, S. McGillivray, M.C. Friedman, Metamemory and Memory Efficiency in Older Adults: Learning about the Benefits of Priority Processing and Value-Directed Remembering. Part 4. Neuroscientific, Biological, Epidemiological, and Health Perspectives. G. Kalpouzos, L. Nyberg, Multimodal Neuroimaging in Normal Aging: Structure-Function Interactions. S.-C. Li, Dopaminergic Modulation of Memory Aging: Neurocomputational, Neurocognitive, and Genetic Evidence. R. Dixon, B.J. Small, S.W.S. MacDonald, J.J. McArdle, Yes, Memory Declines With Aging—But When, How, and Why? K. Anstey, Biomarkers and Memory Aging: A Lifecourse Perspective.

"This collection of related chapters by eminent researchers in the field provides an outstanding opportunity to catch up with the latest findings and theoretical insights in the important and highly relevant area of memory and aging. A noteworthy feature of the book is its broad coverage of issues: Age-related change in memory and cognition remains the dominant focus, but the topics range from biological correlates of these changes, through cognitive studies, to a consideration of the social, emotional and cultural contexts in which the changes are embedded. It is an excellent collection, and I recommend it highly to everyone interested in how memory changes as we age." -Fergus I.M. Craik, Ph.D., Rotman Research Institute, Canada"This is the book I will recommend to anyone asking about a state-of-the-art volume on aging memory. Students and researchers alike will find in it both empiricial and theoretical inspirations." -Elizabeth Maylor, Ph.D., University of Warwick, United Kingdom"In this book, premier scientists summarize the state of the art in research on the aging of human memory. The focus is on various aspects of memory performance, including its socio-cultural ramifications and neural correlates. I strongly recommend this book to those wishing to obtain a comprehensive overview on memory functioning in adulthood and old age." -Ulman Lindenberger, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany