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An Incidental Learning Method to Improve Face-Name Memory in Older Adults With Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2020

Renée K. Biss Open the ORCID record for Renée K. Biss [Opens in a new window] ,
Gillian Rowe ,
Lynn Hasher  and
Kelly J. Murphy
Renée K. Biss*
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health, Baycrest Health Sciences,Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gillian Rowe
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health, Baycrest Health Sciences,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lynn Hasher
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kelly J. Murphy
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health, Baycrest Health Sciences,Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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*Correspondence and reprint requests to: Renée Biss, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4Canada, E-mail: rbiss@uwindsor.ca
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Abstract

Objective:

Forgetting names is a common memory concern for people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and is related to explicit memory deficits and pathological changes in the medial temporal lobes at the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In the current experiment, we tested a unique method to improve memory for face–name associations in people with aMCI involving incidental rehearsal of face–name pairs.

Method:

Older adults with aMCI and age- and education-matched controls learned 24 face–name pairs and were tested via immediate cued recall with faces as cues for associated names. During a 25- to 30-min retention interval, 10 of the face–name pairs reappeared as a quarter of the items on a seemingly unrelated 1-back task on faces, with the superimposed names irrelevant to the task. After the delay, surprise delayed cued recall and forced-choice associative recognition tests were administered for the face–name pairs.

Results:

Both groups showed reduced forgetting of the names that repeated as distraction and enhanced recollection of these pairs.

Conclusions:

The results demonstrate that passive methods to prompt automatic retrieval of associations may hold promise as interventions for people with early signs of AD.

Keywords

Memory disordersRetentionAlzheimer’s diseaseAttentionPaired associate learningCognitive aging
Type
Regular Research
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 26 , Issue 9 , October 2020 , pp. 851 - 859
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Copyright © INS. Published by Cambridge University Press 2020

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