Semantic Knowledge in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's Disease

• Published in: Cortex Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 675 - 684
• Main Authors: Adlam, Anna-Lynne R., Bozeat, Sasha, Arnold, Robert, Watson, Peter, Hodges, John R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy Elsevier Srl 2006
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - psychology; Alzheimer's disease; Cognition Disorders - psychology; Female; Humans; Knowledge; Male; Memory - physiology; Middle Aged; mild cognitive impairment; Neuropsychological Tests; Psycholinguistics; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; semantic memory; Semantics; semantic memory; Alzheimer's disease; mild cognitive impairment

The aim of this study was to investigate memory in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). Ten patients with MCI, 11 with AD and a group of age and education matched healthy control participants were assessed on a comprehensive battery of semantic memory...