Table 2 Mean number of central and peripheral details, and mean subjective ratings of vividness and content, shown separately for young and older adults (standard deviation in parenthesis).

From: The semantic structure of events consistently influences episodic memory recall over time in young and older adults

Measure

Group

Day 1

Day 2

Day 8 (Multiple)

Day 8 (One)

Central

Older adults

16.09 (8.82)

17.00 (9.23)

16.10 (7.96)

9.43 (6.52)

Young adults

19.90 (9.40)

19.70 (9.86)

21.10 (10.60)

12.90 (7.83)

Peripheral

Older adults

12.70 (6.05)

14.10 (6.55)

14.80 (6.75)

7.19 (5.22)

Young adults

15.00 (8.64)

17.50 (11.80)

18.70 (12.50)

10.70 (7.94)

Vividness

Older adults

3.61 (1.04)

3.28 (0.95)

3.18 (1.01)

1.77 (1.29)

Young adults

3.42 (0.92)

3.04 (1.02)

3.05 (0.92)

1.92 (1.05)

Content

Older adults

3.69 (1.05)

3.27 (0.95)

3.21 (1.02)

1.75 (1.27)

Young adults

3.59 (1.00)

3.12 (1.03)

3.05 (0.90)

1.86 (1.01)