A new study published in the journal Cortex sheds light on how brain network organization differs in healthy aging and semantic dementia. Researchers found that older adults experience changes in the ...
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 ...
PEOPLE often think of Alzheimer’s when they think of dementia. It’s the most common type of dementia, accounting for 60-80 ...
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 ...
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 ...
[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 ...
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 ...