Search for dissertations about: "sematic memory"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words sematic memory.
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1. Aspects of Declarative Memory Functioning in Adulthood : Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies
Abstract : The general objective of the thesis was to examine aspects of declarative memory functioning across the adult life span. The four papers were based on data collected as part of the Betula Prospective Cohort Study (Nilsson et al., 1997) and included largescale population-based samples of participants in the age range 35 to 90. READ MORE
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2. Cognitive erosion and its implications in Alzheimer’s disease
Abstract : The aim of the present thesis was twofold, first to map the semantic memory decline in Alzheimer patients over time, second to take the patient’s perspective and create a multifaceted picture of the individual with Alzheimer’s disease through the study of memory, awareness, central coherence and emotions. Further issues concerned how Alzheimer individuals handled their cognitive erosion in everyday life and if they were well calibrated with their spouse in disease related matters. READ MORE