Symeonidou et al. (2026)

Context reinstatement effects in younger and older adults’ memory: A meta-analysis.

Psychology and Aging, 41(4), 525-543

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Symeonidou, N., Emmer, C., Wulff, L., & Kuhlmann, B. G. (2026). Context reinstatement effects in younger and older adults’ memory: A meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 41(4), 525-543. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000965

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Context-Dependent Retrieval Memory Processes

Measured in humans

A 2026 meta-analysis of 33 studies (106 effect sizes, N = 2,177) found that reinstating the learning context reliably improved memory (Hedges' g = 0.32), equally in younger and older adults, with weaker effects for associatively encoded word pairs and familiar switched contexts