Semantic memory isn’t just a library of trivia: In compiling a vast range of meanings, details about the way things are, and conceptual linkages, it enables one to learn about the world and ...

It is often associated with other forms of dementia, including Semantic Dementia (SD), which specifically impacts the understanding of words and concepts. Recent research has focused on improving ...

Dementia patient Marie was diagnosed with a form of the condition at the age of just 49 after she initially mistook one of ...

Marie, a school teacher, was diagnosed with dementia four years ago after initially believing her hot flashes were a sign of ...

Remembering that Paris is the capital of France is a type of memory called 'Semantic memory', memory for concepts, facts, rules, etc. Semantic memory has no sensory element to it but it will get ...

MIT researchers propose a new model on how brain cells, such as place and grid cells, create a memory scaffold, advancing the ...

[15] Naming is typically impaired in dementia, and the types of errors can be informative. Phonemic or semantic errors can be observed and suggest nonfluent or fluent progressive aphasia ...