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Memorability of photographs in subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment: Implications for cognitive assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Impaired long-term memory is a defining feature of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We tested whether this impairment is item specific, limited to some memoranda, whereas some remain consistently memorable.

Methods

We conducted item-based analyses of long-term visual recognition memory. Three hundred ninety-four participants (healthy controls, subjective cognitive decline [SCD], and MCI) in the multicentric DZNE-Longitudinal Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Study (DELCODE) were tested with images from a pool of 835 photographs.

Results

We observed consistent memorability for images in healthy controls, SCD, and MCI, predictable by a neural network trained on another healthy sample. Looking at memorability differences between groups, we identified images that could successfully categorize group membership with higher success and a substantial image reduction than the original image set.

Discussion

Individuals with SCD and MCI show consistent memorability for specific items, while other items show significant diagnosticity. Certain stimulus features could optimize diagnostic assessment, while others could support memory.

SUBMITTER: Bainbridge WA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6732671 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Memorability of photographs in subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment: Implications for cognitive assessment.

Bainbridge Wilma A WA Berron David D Schütze Hartmut H Cardenas-Blanco Arturo A Metzger Coraline C Dobisch Laura L Bittner Daniel D Glanz Wenzel W Spottke Annika A Rudolph Janna J Brosseron Frederic F Buerger Katharina K Janowitz Daniel D Fliessbach Klaus K Heneka Michael M Laske Christoph C Buchmann Martina M Peters Oliver O Diesing Dominik D Li Siyao S Priller Josef J Spruth Eike Jakob EJ Altenstein Slawek S Schneider Anja A Kofler Barbara B Teipel Stefan S Kilimann Ingo I Wiltfang Jens J Bartels Claudia C Wolfsgruber Steffen S Wagner Michael M Jessen Frank F Baker Chris I CI Düzel Emrah E

Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 20190905

<h4>Introduction</h4>Impaired long-term memory is a defining feature of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We tested whether this impairment is item specific, limited to some memoranda, whereas some remain consistently memorable.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted item-based analyses of long-term visual recognition memory. Three hundred ninety-four participants (healthy controls, subjective cognitive decline [SCD], and MCI) in the multicentric DZNE-Longitudinal Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Study (DE ...[more]

PMID: 31517023

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