Memory distortion in Alzheimer's disease: deficient monitoring of short- and long-term memory

• Published in: Neuropsychology Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 509
• Main Authors: MacDuffie, Katherine E, Atkins, Alexandra S, Flegal, Kristin E, Clark, Christopher M, Reuter-Lorenz, Patricia A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - complications; Analysis of Variance; Female; Humans; Male; Memory Disorders - diagnosis; Memory Disorders - etiology; Memory, Long-Term - physiology; Memory, Short-Term - physiology; Neuropsychological Tests; Semantics

This study measured distortions of memory during short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM) versions of a semantically associated word list learning paradigm. Performance of patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD; MMSE ≥16) was compared with performance of age-matched, h...