Table 1.
Variable | Younger participants | Older participants |
---|---|---|
N = 32 | N = 31 | |
mean age (SD) | 26.6 (4.7) | 71.1 (4.8) |
sex (female/male) | 20/12 | 10/21 |
handedness (right/left) | 27/5 | 29/2 |
mean education in years (SD) | 12.6 (0.9) | 11.8 (1.8) |
MWTB verbal intelligence score (SD) | 28.6 (4.6) | 32.7 (2.3) |
MMSE score (SD) | — | 28.9 (1.1) |
Days between sessions1 | 240.1 (294.7) | 255.0 (124.3) |
Absolute Cueing Effect (over both CTOAs)2 | — | 1.65 (3.65) |
Absolute Cueing Effect (long CTOA)3 | 3.92 (5.91) | 1.69 (6.75) |
Note. SD: standard deviation; handedness: assessed by Edinburgh Handedness Inventory; MWTB: Mehrfachwahl-Wortschatz-Intelligenztest, maximum score = 37 points; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination, maximum score = 30 points with values < 24 points indicating cognitive impairment; 1Number of days between behavioural and rs-fMRI session; 2((Ccue [long] − Cno-cue [long]) + (Ccue [short] − Cno-cue [short]))/2; 3Ccue [long] − Cno-cue [long].