The neuropsychology of prospective memory in normal aging: A componential approach

▶ Neuropsychological components of prospective memory depend on demands of the task. ▶ Age declines in frontal systems influence planning or monitoring in prospective memory. ▶ Age differences reported for prospective memory when planning or monitoring demanded. ▶ Spontaneous retrieval in prospective memory mediated by medial-temporal structures. ▶ Few age differences in prospective memory with spontaneous retrieval, minimal planning.