Relearning object use in semantic dementia
| Autor: | Sasha Bozeat, Karalyn Patterson, John R. Hodges |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Rehabilitation
Cognitive disorder Advanced stage Semantic dementia medicine.disease Object (philosophy) Developmental psychology Improved performance Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Initial training Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) medicine Psychology Applied Psychology Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 14:351-363 |
| ISSN: | 1464-0694 0960-2011 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09602010343000264 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of a patient with semantic dementia to relearn to use objects that had, through the process of disease, become alien to her. Following only a brief demonstration of their use, JH achieved nearly perfect scores on the overall use of 10 previously familiar objects. This dramatic boost in performance did decline steadily over time without any practice. Even five weeks after the initial training, however, JH was still able to achieve an average score of around 60%, which was significantly greater than at baseline assessment and sufficient to enable partially correct use of the objects. The results of this study demonstrate that it is possible for a patient in the advanced stages of semantic dementia, with severely degraded conceptual knowledge, to relearn to manipulate objects through observation of their use. With continual reinforcement, in the form of more frequent training and practice sessions, it is likely that this improved performance could be maint... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|