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Three-word recall in normal aging.

Melanie J Chandler1, Laura H Lacritz, Antionette R Cicerello

  • 1The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390-8846, USA.

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
|December 14, 2004
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Three-word recall tests assess verbal memory. While performance slightly declines with age, most healthy older adults still recall 2-3 words, unlike Alzheimer's patients who struggle significantly.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Three-word recall tasks are common for verbal memory assessment.
  • Variations in instructions can complicate performance interpretation.
  • Understanding age-related memory changes is crucial for diagnostics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate three-word recall in healthy aging adults and Alzheimer's Disease patients.
  • To compare recall performance across different age groups (50-75 and 76-92) and AD patients.
  • To establish normative data for three-word recall in older adults.

Main Methods:

  • Recruitment of healthy adults aged 50-75 and 76-92, and patients with Alzheimer's Disease.
  • Administration of a three-word recall task with explicit memory prompts.

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  • Analysis of delayed recall performance across groups.

    • Main Results:

    • Younger healthy adults (50-75) recalled more words (M=2.8) than older adults (76-92, M=2.3).
    • Most healthy older adults recalled 2-3 words, with only 3% and 17% recalling 0-1 word respectively.
    • A significant majority (87%) of Alzheimer's Disease patients recalled 0-1 word.

    Conclusions:

    • Three-word recall performance declines modestly with age in healthy individuals.
    • Good delayed recall (2-3 words) is typical in normal aging.
    • Poor recall (0-1 word) strongly differentiates Alzheimer's Disease from normal aging.