Difficulty recognizing previously encountered stimuli is one of the earliest signs of incipient
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Work over the last 10 years has focused on how patients with AD …

Over the past four decades, the characterization of memory loss associated with Alzheimer's
disease (AD) has been extensively debated. Recent iterations have focused on disordered …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that presents
predominantly with impairments in learning and memory. Patients with AD are also …

A fundamental assumption underlying most current theories of amnesia is that memory
impairments arise because previously studied information either is lost rapidly or is made …

According to signal detection theory, old–new recognition decisions can be affected by
response bias, a general proclivity to respond either “old” or “new.” In recognition …

A well-established phenomenon in the memory literature is the picture superiority effect—the
finding that, all else being equal, memory is better for pictures than for words (Paivio & …

Background: Interactive smart home systems are particularly useful for people with cognitive
impairment. Objective: To investigate the long-term effects of Assistive Technology (AT) …

The picture-superiority effect (PSE) refers to the finding that, all else being equal, pictures
are remembered better than words (Paivio & Csapo, 1973). Dual-coding theory (DCT; …

Individuals taking an old–new recognition memory test differ widely in their bias to respond
“old,” ranging from strongly conservative to strongly liberal, even without any manipulation …

The simplest expression of episodic memory is the experience of familiarity, the isolated
recognition that something has been encountered previously. Brain structures of the medial …