Semantic Memory as an Early Cognitive Marker of Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of Category and Phonological Verbal Fluency Tasks

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Authors

Camillo Marra · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Chiara Piccininni

Giovanna Masone Iacobucci · Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

Alessia Caprara · Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

Guido Gainotti · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Emanuele Maria Costantini · Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic

Antonio Callea · Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic

Abstract

The SPD indicates the impairment of semantic memory in individuals with underlying AD at the MCI early stage, reflecting the early involvement of perirhinal and entorhinal cortices in the earliest stages of AD neuropathological process.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Alzheimer s Disease

Volume 81, Issue 2, pp. 619-627

DOI: 10.3233/jad-201452

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