Retrieval-induced forgetting in children and adolescents with and without obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Previous research indicates that youth with obesity exhibit deficits in executive functioning (EF), which often take the form of impaired response inhibition. One aspect of EF not previously studied in obesity is the adaptive process known as retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF), the suppression/inhibition of intrusive or non-target items by the retrieval of specific items from memory. The present study investigated if child or adolescent obesity disrupts the ability to inhibit retrieval of intrusive memories.

Subjects/methods

We compared the manifestation of RIF in children (ages 8-12) and adolescents (ages 13-18) as a function of their weight status and sex. We also evaluated the effects of these variables on simple recall of items from episodic memory

SUBMITTER: Davidson TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8967761 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature