Abstract
Implicit memory processes were investigated via picture naming in healthy young and older adults and in persons with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). Repetition priming in picture-naming was intact in all groups over the course of a short retention interval (seconds), and only the AD group revealed a deficit over a longer interval (72 hours). In addition, the AD group showed impaired procedural memory, with no benefit of practice on picture-naming. Impaired long-term priming was related to severity of AD. Both theoretical and methodological implications are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 611-635 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Drs. Albert Heyman and Donald Schmechel for making the AD patients available. Audrey Norman and the medical personnel on the Rankin Ward provided valuable assistance. Jennifer Rogers supplied bodacious bibliographic support. Data collection was supported by NIA grant #AG00029 to the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center. Support for bibliographic research, data analysis, and write-up was provided by grants from Dedman College, NIA #AG07854, and the Foley Family Foundation to David Mitchell, and NIA grant #5P50AG005144 to the Sanders-Brown ADRC.
Funding
We thank Drs. Albert Heyman and Donald Schmechel for making the AD patients available. Audrey Norman and the medical personnel on the Rankin Ward provided valuable assistance. Jennifer Rogers supplied bodacious bibliographic support. Data collection was supported by NIA grant #AG00029 to the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center. Support for bibliographic research, data analysis, and write-up was provided by grants from Dedman College, NIA #AG07854, and the Foley Family Foundation to David Mitchell, and NIA grant #5P50AG005144 to the Sanders-Brown ADRC.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development | |
| Dedman College | 07854 |
| Duke University Medical Center | |
| Foley Family Foundation | 5P50AG005144 |
| Sanders-Brown ADRC | |
| National Institute on Aging | R29AG007854, 00029 |
| National Institute on Aging |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
