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. 2020 Feb 21;11:266. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00266

TABLE 4.

This table shows the results of studies on aging, working memory, and oscillatory activity.

Study Task FB Behavioral results Oscillatory results

Encoding Maintenance Retrieval Load
Cummins and Finnigan, 2007 Verbal Sternberg θ YA = OA θ(F, C): YA > OA θ(F, C): YA > OA
Kardos et al., 2014 vDMS θ YA > OA θ (P, O): YA > OA High load:
θ (P, O): YA > OA
Karrasch et al., 2004 Auditory Sternberg αβθ YA = OA θ(P): YA > OA
α(RT): YA < OA
β(C): YA < OA
α (C, T, O): YA < OA
β (C, T, O): YA < OA
θ (O): YA > OA
McEvoy et al., 2001 Spatial working memory αθ YA = OA High load:
θ (FM): YA > OA
α: YA > OA
Sander et al., 2012 vDMS α YA > OA (low load) α: YA < OA High load:
α: YA > OA
Low load:
α: YA < OA
Tóth et al., 2014 vDMS θ YA > OA θ: YA > OA

YA, young adults; OA, older adults; F, frontal; C, central; T, temporal; P, parietal; O, occipital; M, medial; L, left; R, right.