The influence of normal aging and alzheimer's disease in autobiographical memory highly related to the self

Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-78

  Martinelli, Pénélope ^a,b   Anssens, Adèle ^a,b   Sperduti, Marco ^a,b   Piolino, Pascale ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b CENTRE DE PSYCHIATRIE ET NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Autobiographical memory; Emotion; Self concept; Self defining memories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84876011492     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030453     Document Type: Article

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