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A Machine Learning Approach to Design an Efficient Selective Screening of Mild Cognitive Impairment
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A Machine Learning Approach to Design an Efficient Selective Screening of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Published on: January 11, 2020

Prospective memory impairment in mild cognitive impairment: an analytical review

Alberto Costa1, Carlo Caltagirone, Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo

  • 1I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179, Rome, Italy. a.costa@hsantalucia.it.

Neuropsychology Review
|July 21, 2011
PubMed

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Prospective memory (PM) is often impaired in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Both the ability to remember future intentions and recall past information can be affected in individuals with MCI.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) affects elderly individuals with cognitive deficits but without significant functional impairment.
  • Prospective memory (PM), the ability to recall future intentions, is frequently impaired in MCI.
  • Understanding PM deficits is crucial for diagnosing and managing MCI.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current literature on prospective memory (PM) functioning in mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
  • To examine the relationship between prospective retrieval and retrospective memory in MCI.
  • To identify potential underlying mechanisms for PM impairment in MCI.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies investigating prospective memory in mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
  • Analysis of the prospective and retrospective components of PM.
  • Examination of the relationship between memory domains and executive functions.

Main Results:

  • Evidence suggests both prospective and retrospective memory components of PM are impaired in MCI.
  • Declarative memory dysfunction may underlie retrospective memory deficits in MCI.
  • Reduced executive functions or reflexive mechanism deficits may explain prospective component impairment in MCI.

Conclusions:

  • PM deficits in MCI are complex, involving both future intention recall and past information retrieval.
  • Impaired declarative memory and executive functions contribute to PM difficulties in MCI.
  • Further research is needed to elucidate the specific neural and cognitive mechanisms of PM impairment in MCI.

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