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World Journal of Neuroscience, 2012, 2, 103-112 WJNS /10.4236/wjns.2012.22015 Published Online May 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/wjns/) Factors involved in memory encoding and their implications for the memory performance of older adults * and people with mild cognitive impairment 1 2# 1 Michael C. C. Kuo , Karen P. Y. Liu , Chetwyn C. H. Chan 1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China 2School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Email: #Karen.Liu@.au Received 27 January 2012; revised 4 March 2012; accepted 21 March 2012 ABSTRACT ing, storage, and retrieval [4]. In cases of memory decline, common intervention strategies suggested in rehabilita- Rehabilitation of episodic memory declines typically tion include lowering the demand for memory recall focuses on alleviating the demand for recall and im- (which minimizes the retrieval stage). Such strategies proving the retrieval process. Modulating the encod- mostly focus on helping people to compensate for their ing is not commonly practiced, but may nevertheless memory difficulties, and include the use of memory aids be important. Seventeen ev