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The effect of aging on memory in South Indians

Suzanne Maria D’cruz, Navin Rajaratnam, Mallem Pravin Kumar.


Abstract
Background: Aging affects many functions including cognition. Changes in Memory, which is a cognitive function, occur in healthy aging.

Aims & Objective: To determine the effect of aging on memory in normal non-demented subjects in South India using the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) and a test of Delayed Recall.

Materials and Methods: The Wechsler Memory Scale and a test of Delayed Recall were administered to 50 controls aged 20-50 years (Group I), 50 subjects aged 60-75 years (Group II) and 50 subjects aged above 75 years (Group III).

Results: There was a significant difference in the Wechsler Memory Scale raw scores of the controls (Group I) vs. subjects aged 60-75 years (Group II),with a p- value of 0.001; as well as between controls (Group I) vs. subjects aged above 75 years (Group III),with a p- value of 0.000. Comparison of the subset scores between controls and subjects (Group II + Group III) revealed a significant decline (p = 0.000) in all subsets except Orientation and Digit Span.

Conclusion: Our study revealed that there were memory changes with aging with many aspects of memory declining with age and others showing no significant difference.

Key words: Aging; Cognition; Memory; Wechsler Memory Scale


 
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D’cruz SM, Rajaratnam N, Kumar MP. The effect of aging on memory in South Indians. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2013; 3(2): 179-184. doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.270520131

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D’cruz SM, Rajaratnam N, Kumar MP. The effect of aging on memory in South Indians. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2013; 3(2): 179-184. doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.270520131


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D’cruz SM, Rajaratnam N, Kumar MP. The effect of aging on memory in South Indians. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. (2013), [cited November 01, 2025]; 3(2): 179-184. doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.270520131


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D’cruz, S. M., Rajaratnam, . N. & Kumar, . M. P. (2013) The effect of aging on memory in South Indians. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol, 3 (2), 179-184. doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.270520131


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D’cruz, Suzanne Maria, Navin Rajaratnam, and Mallem Pravin Kumar. 2013. The effect of aging on memory in South Indians. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 3 (2), 179-184. doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.270520131


Chicago Style

D’cruz, Suzanne Maria, Navin Rajaratnam, and Mallem Pravin Kumar. "The effect of aging on memory in South Indians." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 3 (2013), 179-184. doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.270520131


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

D’cruz, Suzanne Maria, Navin Rajaratnam, and Mallem Pravin Kumar. "The effect of aging on memory in South Indians." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 3.2 (2013), 179-184. Print. doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.270520131


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

D’cruz, S. M., Rajaratnam, . N. & Kumar, . M. P. (2013) The effect of aging on memory in South Indians. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 3 (2), 179-184. doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.270520131


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