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Title :
Reduced Contextual Information During Future Thinking in Alzheimer’s Disease
Author(s) :
El Haj, Mohamad [Auteur]
Antoine, Pascal [Auteur]
Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
Antoine, Pascal [Auteur]
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Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193
Journal title :
Current Alzheimer Research
Abbreviated title :
CAR
Volume number :
18
Pages :
876-883
Publisher :
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Publication date :
2021-09
ISSN :
1567-2050
English abstract : [en]
Objective:
This study assessed the ability of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) to
produce “when, where, and who” information during future thinking.
Methods:
AD patients and control participants were invited ...
Show more >Objective: This study assessed the ability of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) to produce “when, where, and who” information during future thinking. Methods: AD patients and control participants were invited to imagine future scenarios. Future thinking was analyzed with respect to the number of “when, where, and who” details. Analysis showed fewer “when, where, and who” details in AD participants than in control participants. Fewer “when” than “where” details and fewer “where” than “who” details were observed in AD and control participants. Results: Production of temporal information in participants with AD was found to be associated with general cognitive functioning, as assessed with the Mini Mental State Exam. Future thinking in AD is mainly associated with reduced contextual information. Conclusion : The diminished ability to construct time-related details during future thinking in AD can be mainly associated with the diminished general cognitive ability in AD, and probably with hippocampal compromise in the disease. We also propose a socio-emotional account according to which, confronted with a limited-time perspective during future thinking, AD patients may tend to maximize their emotional well-being by avoiding time-related information and thinking about friends, family and beloved ones.Show less >
Show more >Objective: This study assessed the ability of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) to produce “when, where, and who” information during future thinking. Methods: AD patients and control participants were invited to imagine future scenarios. Future thinking was analyzed with respect to the number of “when, where, and who” details. Analysis showed fewer “when, where, and who” details in AD participants than in control participants. Fewer “when” than “where” details and fewer “where” than “who” details were observed in AD and control participants. Results: Production of temporal information in participants with AD was found to be associated with general cognitive functioning, as assessed with the Mini Mental State Exam. Future thinking in AD is mainly associated with reduced contextual information. Conclusion : The diminished ability to construct time-related details during future thinking in AD can be mainly associated with the diminished general cognitive ability in AD, and probably with hippocampal compromise in the disease. We also propose a socio-emotional account according to which, confronted with a limited-time perspective during future thinking, AD patients may tend to maximize their emotional well-being by avoiding time-related information and thinking about friends, family and beloved ones.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Audience :
Internationale
Popular science :
Non
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
Submission date :
2023-12-31T16:37:40Z