Research of autobiographical memory: The Autobiographical Interview (AI) Method (Healthy memory and Alzheimer’s disease)

Ágnes Szőllősi; Anikó Kónya

doi:10.1556/mpszle.66.2011.4.2

Research of autobiographical memory: The Autobiographical Interview (AI) Method (Healthy memory and Alzheimer’s disease)

Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle ◽

10.1556/mpszle.66.2011.4.2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 66 (4) ◽

pp. 587-603 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ágnes Szőllősi ◽

Anikó Kónya

Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Autobiographical Memory

Levine, Svoboda és munkatársai (2002) olyan félig strukturált Önéletrajzi Interjút fejlesztettek ki az egyedi, specifikus önéletrajzi emlékek vizsgálatára, amely képes kiemelni az emlék elbeszéléséből az eseményspecifikus tartalmakat. Jelen vizsgálat célja e módszer magyar nyelvű adaptációja. Az eljárás segítségével három egészséges életkori csoport került összehasonlításra: fiatalok (20–27 év: 25 fő), középkorúak (45–55 év: 25 fő) és idősek (60–79 év: 16 fő), valamint egy emlékezetsérült klinikai betegcsoport: kezdeti stádiumú Alzheimer-kórban szenvedő betegek (60–80 év: 16 fő). Megerősítést kapott, hogy egészséges személyeknél a kor előrehaladtával romlik az önéletrajzi események elbeszélésének epizodikus gazdagsága. Továbbá, hogy az Alzheimer-kór kezdeti stádiumában sokkal nagyobb mértékben sérül az epizodikus emlékezés képessége, mint hasonló életkorú egészséges idős személyeknél.

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Are Deficits in Social Cognition Linked to Autobiographical Memory in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease?

Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie ◽

10.1024/1016-264x/a000187 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 257-264 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Johannes H. Scheidemann ◽

Franz Petermann ◽

Marc Schipper

Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Social Cognition ◽

Theory Of Mind ◽

Autobiographical Memory ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Neuropsychological Test ◽

Clinical Group ◽

Neuropsychological Test Battery ◽

Fluency Task

Abstract. We investigated theory of mind (ToM) deficits in Alzheimer‘s disease (AD) and its possible connection to autobiographical memory (ABM). Patients and matched controls were evaluated and compared using a video-based ToM test, an autobiographical fluency task, and a neuropsychological test battery. We found that ToM deficits were positively associated with semantic ABM in the clinical group, whereas a positive relationship appeared between ToM and episodic ABM in controls. We hypothesize that this reflects the course of the disease as well as that semantic ABM is used for ToM processing, being still accessible in AD. Furthermore, we assume that it is also less efficient, which in turn leads to a specific deficit profile of social cognition.

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ODor-evoked Autobiographical Memory in Alzheimer’s disease?

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology ◽

10.1093/arclin/acab074 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohamad El Haj

Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Autobiographical Memory ◽

Personal Information ◽

Disease Model ◽

Olfactory Stimulation ◽

Autobiographical Memories ◽

Comprehensive Overview ◽

Memory Decline ◽

Stimulation Of

Abstract Objective Because memory decline is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), an important endeavor for both clinicians and researchers is to improve memory performances in AD. This can be pursued by olfactory stimulation of memory in patients with AD and by studying the effects of olfactory stimulation on autobiographical memory (i.e., memory for personal information). The effects of olfactory stimulation on autobiographical memory in patients with mild AD have been reported by recent research. We thus provide the first comprehensive overview of research on odor-evoked autobiographical memory in AD. We also establish the basis for solid theoretical analysis concerning the memory improvement reported by research on odor-evoked autobiographical memory in AD. Method We examined literature on odor-evoked autobiographical memories in AD and propose the “OdAMA” (Odor-evoked Autobiographical Memory in Alzheimer’s disease) model. Results and discussion According to OdAMA model, odor exposure activates involuntary access to specific autobiographical memories, which promotes enhanced experience subjective of retrieval in patients with AD and improves their ability to construct not only recent and remote events but also future ones. The OdAMA model could serve as a guide for researchers and clinicians interested in odor-evoked autobiographical memory in AD.

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