“…Cognitive models have been developed that propose mechanisms by which an implicit awareness system may operate in the absence of explicit awareness (Geurten, Salmon, & Bastin, 2021; Geurten, Salmon, Willems, & Bastin, 2021; Lenzoni et al, 2020; Morris & Mograbi, 2013), suggesting a pre‐conscious process. Although an extensive literature shows that the implicit memory system is largely preserved in dementia, especially in the early stages (Cheston et al, 2019; Fleischman et al, 2005; Harrison et al, 2007; Mograbi & Morris, 2013), the functioning of the pre‐conscious implicit awareness system in people with dementia is as yet little understood.…”