Factors That Influence Age-Related Episodic Memory Changes in Diverse Populations

Inter-individual differences in memory impairment and underlying neural integrity in aging are well known. I will discuss the malleable factors, including sleep quality, depressive symptomology, and social determinants of health (e.g., discrimination stress, religiosity) that serve as mediators and moderators of individual differences in memory impairment, decline, and neural underpinnings.