Introduction: The neuropsychological profile of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
and Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia includes a history of decline in memory and other …

The clinical hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a gradual decline in cognitive function.
For the majority of patients the initial symptom is an impairment in episodic memory, ie, the …

Objective: Intensive repetitive musical practice can lead to bilateral cortical reorganization.
However, whether musical sensorimotor and cognitive abilities transfer to nonmusical …

Short-term memory binding is a memory function that underpins the temporary retention of
complex objects (eg shapes with colours). In the verbal domain, this function has been found …

Structural brain changes have been described in both mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, less is known about whether structural changes are …

Objectives Our aims were to 1) detect the occurrence of three mild cognitive impairment
(MCI) subtypes in the general population; 2) identify cases of cognitive impairment which are …

Neuropsychological deficits, such as poor episodic memory, are consistent features of mild
cognitive impairment and also that of early stage of dementia. The aim of the present study …

Binding is a cognitive function responsible for integrating features within complex stimuli (eg,
shape-colour conjunctions) or events within complex memories (eg, face-name …

Cognitive decline is common in older adults, even in the absence of significant medical or
neurological conditions. Recent work implicates serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic …

Objectives Age-related cognitive decline is a well-known phenomenon after age 65 but little
is known about earlier changes and prior studies are based on relatively small samples. We …