The suppression effect in visuospatial and verbal working memory span tasks in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a 2-year follow-up study

Elosúa, M. Rosa; Peinado, Matías; Contreras, Marı́a José; Avilés, José Manuel Reales; Montoro, Pedro R.

doi:10.1080/13554794.2016.1216571

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“…The results of the present research corroborate those previously found by other authors [10, 14]; yet, this study has expanded the visuospatial tasks in the MCI group and has added the differences between sexes that were obtained.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Regarding the differences between the sexes in the healthy elderly group, both in the present study and in the study by Elosúa et al [14], a lower average performance was obtained in the group of women than in the group of men, although in neither study were these differences significant. These results point in the same direction as other previous studies [12, 23, 24, 25].…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Nevertheless, these differences were found in the MCI group: women had a much lower performance than men in visuospatial tasks, which would contribute to the results of Elosúa et al [14] – where MCI participants were not included – that state that in this stage of cognitive impairment differences between sexes appear. The results of the present research corroborate those previously found by other authors [10, 14]; yet, this study has expanded the visuospatial tasks in the MCI group and has added the differences between sexes that were obtained.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Corsi Block-Tapping Task (with Inhibition) [14]. The participant must inhibit (not repeat) the second block of each trial, then he/she must recall the rest of the sequence in the same order.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It was based on a previous study [14], in which a greater deterioration in the visuospatial component than in the verbal component of the WM of Alzheimer patients was obtained, without finding significant differences between sexes. Subsequently, the cognitive deterioration was enlarged with a MCI sample and also by including new verbal and visuospatial tasks.…”

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Gender Differences in Verbal and Visuospatial Working Memory Tasks in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease

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Background/Aims: To date, there are few studies on gender differences in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD). In the present study, the existence of differences between sexes in verbal and visuospatial working memory tasks in the evolution of cognitive and pathological aging was examined. Method: Ninety participants took part in this study: 30 AD, 30 MCI, and 30 healthy elderly participants (50% men and 50% women). Results: There were no significant differences between men and women with AD in visuospatial tasks, whereas these differences were found within the MCI group, with the average of men achieving significantly higher results than women. In verbal tasks, there were no differences between sexes for any of the groups. Conclusion: Execution in visuospatial tasks tends to depend on gender, whereas this does not occur for verbal tasks.

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Facial emotion recognition in Parkinson’s disease: The role of executive and affective domains.

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Objective: The ability to recognize emotions from facial expression (FER) may be impaired in Parkinson's disease (PD). We aimed to explore FER in PD patients by using a dynamic presentation of emotions across different intensities and to examine the extent to which executive and affective alterations contributed to FER deficits. Method: Fifteen PD patients and 15 healthy controls were assessed on the emotion recognition task (ERT). We also explored how clinical and executive factors could have contributed to ERT accuracy. Results: PD patients showed poorer performance on the ERT, specifically on angry expressions, but they benefited from increased intensity as much as controls did. Differences were also found for apathy, depression, and executive tests, especially in the inhibition domain. Importantly, differences between groups on the ERT disappeared when controlling for inhibition and the affective symptoms. A significant effect of inhibition dysfunction was also observed on the ERT performance. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate the presence of emotion recognition deficits of morphed facial expressions in patients with PD. Moreover, they suggest that inhibition dysfunctions may act as an important factor negatively influencing FER. The present study highlights the complex nature of emotion processing and its relation with emotionalaffective and cognitive aspects to provide a better understanding of FER deficits in PD. Key PointsQuestion: How do executive and affective dysfunctions contribute to facial emotion recognition (FER) deficits in Parkinson's disease (PD)? Findings: Inhibition dysfunction acts as a relevant contributor to FER deficits in PD. Importance: Our results show a close link between emotional-affective and cognitive levels. Next Steps: Future research examining the complex nature of emotion processing would help to provide a richer understanding of FER in PD.

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The suppression effect in visuospatial and verbal working memory span tasks in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a 2-year follow-up study

Cited by 4 publications

References 41 publications

Gender Differences in Verbal and Visuospatial Working Memory Tasks in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease

Gender Differences in Verbal and Visuospatial Working Memory Tasks in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease

Facial emotion recognition in Parkinson’s disease: The role of executive and affective domains.

Executive-function tasks in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: Effects of decline and gender

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