The smell of my self: Odor exposure increases the number of self-defining memories in Alzheimer’s disease

Haj, Mohamad El; Glachet, Ophélie; Moustafa, Ahmed A.; Gallouj, Karim

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02028-4

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“…Musical cues have also been shown to provide linguistic advantages in people with dementia since music-evoked memories tend to have higher grammatical complexity and propositional density (El Haj et al, 2013). Odour cues seem to benefit autobiographical recall over no sensory stimulation El Haj et al, 2021;Glachet & El Haj, 2020b; or verbal recall . Evidence for pictorial cues is inconclusive as it is uncertain whether they facilitate autobiographical recall El Haj et al, 2020b;Baird et al, 2018;Lopis et al, 2021).…”

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Change in the psychological self in people living with dementia: A scoping review

Mentzou

Sixsmith

Ellis

et al. 2023

Clinical Psychology Review

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Section: Autobiographical Memorymentioning

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Change in the psychological self in people living with dementia: A scoping review

Mentzou

Sixsmith

Ellis

et al. 2023

Clinical Psychology Review

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Change in the psychological self in people living with dementia: a scoping review

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Ellis³

et al. 2022

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Alternations in one’s sense of self are often considered a significant psychological symptom of dementia. However, the self is not a unified construct; it consists of a set of closely connected, yet substantive, manifestations which might not be equally impacted by dementia. Recognising the multidimensional nature of the self, the current scoping review aimed to explore the nature and scope of the evidence demonstrating change in the psychological self in people living with dementia. A hundred and five (105) quantitative and qualitative studies were reviewed, and findings were organised into three main types of self-manifestations: high-order manifestations, functional aspects of the self, and foundational manifestations. Overall, the results show that although there are alterations in some of these different manifestations of the self, these do not imply a global loss of selfhood. Despite notable cognitive changes during dementia, it seems that preserved aspects of self are enough to compensate for potential weaking of some self-processes such as autobiographical recall. Better understanding alterations in selfhood is key to addressing psychological symptoms of people living with dementia, such as feelings of disconnection and reduced agency, as well as to inform new pathways for dementia care interventions.

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The smell of my self: Odor exposure increases the number of self-defining memories in Alzheimer’s disease

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Change in the psychological self in people living with dementia: A scoping review

Change in the psychological self in people living with dementia: A scoping review

Change in the psychological self in people living with dementia: a scoping review

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