If you have memory recall issues like for example, you tend to forget to switch off the lights before you leave the house, they have major consequences as well. As per study failing prospective memory can be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
The research was led by a team of the University of Chichester which included members from Radboud University Nijmegen, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Lisbon. “The technique used was encoded enactment, where subjects were encouraged to act through the activity they must remember to do.”
The study suggests, “Encouraging people in this category to adopt enactment as a means to enhance prospective memory could result in the leading independent, autonomous lives for longer.”
Dr. Antonina Pereira, University of Chichester said, “Poor prospective memory can range from the vaguely annoying to life-threatening, depending on the circumstances. We wanted to confirm two things that prospective memory deteriorates with age and that enactment techniques might support those with a poor prospective memory.”
The doctor added, “We did find that prospective memory erodes as we get older, and our early findings in this little-researched area would suggest that enactment techniques are effective in improving prospective memory.”
