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[Verbal Episodic Memory Test].
Mihály Racsmány1,2,3,4, Péter Pajkossy1,2, László Szandra2,5
1Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem, Természettudományi Kar, Kognitív Tudományi Tanszék, Budapest.
Ideggyogyaszati Szemle
|June 9, 2023
Summary
A new Verbal Episodic Memory Test (VEMT) offers a standardized Hungarian assessment for early detection of cognitive decline. This test aids in evaluating memory functions crucial for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
Context:
- Episodic memory decline is an early indicator of mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
- A need exists for a standardized Hungarian episodic memory test accounting for linguistic nuances.
Purpose:
- To introduce the structure and standardized application of the Verbal Episodic Memory Test (VEMT).
- To provide normative data for the VEMT in Hungary based on 385 participants.
Summary:
- The VEMT comprehensively assesses verbal learning and list learning abilities.
- The test is sensitive to demographic factors like age, correlating with episodic memory performance.
- Open access to the VEMT and its normative scores is provided.
Impact:
- The VEMT facilitates the analysis of learning curves, interference effects, and recall differences.
- It differentiates memory encoding types (phonological, semantic, episodic) and measures sequence reconstruction.
- The test aids in assessing forgetting rates, recognition abilities, and hippocampus-dependent functions like pattern separation.
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