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.