Imagine Yourself Dancing Waltz: The Effect of Imagination on Memory in Alzheimer's Disease.
alzheimer's disease
episodic memory
imagination
mnemonic strategy
self-imagination
semantic elaboration
Journal
Current Alzheimer research
ISSN: 1875-5828
Titre abrégé: Curr Alzheimer Res
Pays: United Arab Emirates
ID NLM: 101208441
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
25
12
2022
revised:
05
04
2023
accepted:
01
05
2023
medline:
11
7
2023
pubmed:
26
5
2023
entrez:
26
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Self-imagination refers to a mnemonic strategy of imagining oneself at a scene related to a cue. We tested the effect of self-imagination on memory recall in Alzheimer's disease (AD) Methods: Individuals with AD and healthy controls were invited to perform two conditions. In the control (i.e., semantic elaboration) condition, participants were asked to define to which semantic category (e.g., dance) words (e.g., waltz) belong. However, in a self-imagining condition, participants were asked to imagine themselves in a scene related to the stimuli (e.g., dancing waltz). Both conditions were followed by two free memory tests with two different intervals (20 seconds vs. 20 minutes). Analysis showed a beneficial effect of self-imagination for the 20-second but not for the 20- minute recall in AD participants and controls. Clinicians can incorporate our findings when assessing, especially when trying to rehabilitate, episodic memory in AD.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Self-imagination refers to a mnemonic strategy of imagining oneself at a scene related to a cue.
OBJECTIVE
We tested the effect of self-imagination on memory recall in Alzheimer's disease (AD) Methods: Individuals with AD and healthy controls were invited to perform two conditions. In the control (i.e., semantic elaboration) condition, participants were asked to define to which semantic category (e.g., dance) words (e.g., waltz) belong. However, in a self-imagining condition, participants were asked to imagine themselves in a scene related to the stimuli (e.g., dancing waltz). Both conditions were followed by two free memory tests with two different intervals (20 seconds vs. 20 minutes).
RESULTS
Analysis showed a beneficial effect of self-imagination for the 20-second but not for the 20- minute recall in AD participants and controls.
CONCLUSION
Clinicians can incorporate our findings when assessing, especially when trying to rehabilitate, episodic memory in AD.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37231761
pii: CAR-EPUB-132028
doi: 10.2174/1567205020666230523155845
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
98-108Informations de copyright
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