TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of emotion on memory
T2 - Controlled study of the influence of emotionally charged material on declarative memory in Alzheimer's disease
AU - Kazui, H.
AU - Mori, E.
AU - Hashimoto, M.
AU - Hirono, N.
AU - Imamura, T.
AU - Tanimukai, S.
AU - Hanihara, T.
AU - Cahill, L.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Background: In an earlier study we showed that a powerful emotional experience (the Kobe earthquake) reinforced memory retention in patients with Alzheimer's disease, but we could not control factors other than the emotional impact of the earthquake. Aims: To test our previous findings in a controlled experimental study. Method: Recall tests consisting of two short stories were administered to 34 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 10 normal subjects. The two stories were identical except for one passage in each story: one was emotionally charged (arousing story) and the other (neutral story) was not. Results: In both groups, the emotionally charged passage in the arousing story was remembered better than the counterpart in the neutral story. In addition, the extent of the memory improvement was similar in the subjects and in the controls. Conclusions: The results provide further evidence that emotional arousal enhances declarative memory in patients with Alzheimer's disease, and give a clue to the management of people with dementia. Declaration of interest: None.
AB - Background: In an earlier study we showed that a powerful emotional experience (the Kobe earthquake) reinforced memory retention in patients with Alzheimer's disease, but we could not control factors other than the emotional impact of the earthquake. Aims: To test our previous findings in a controlled experimental study. Method: Recall tests consisting of two short stories were administered to 34 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 10 normal subjects. The two stories were identical except for one passage in each story: one was emotionally charged (arousing story) and the other (neutral story) was not. Results: In both groups, the emotionally charged passage in the arousing story was remembered better than the counterpart in the neutral story. In addition, the extent of the memory improvement was similar in the subjects and in the controls. Conclusions: The results provide further evidence that emotional arousal enhances declarative memory in patients with Alzheimer's disease, and give a clue to the management of people with dementia. Declaration of interest: None.
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U2 - 10.1192/bjp.177.4.343
DO - 10.1192/bjp.177.4.343
M3 - Article
C2 - 11116776
AN - SCOPUS:0033788556
VL - 177
SP - 343
EP - 347
JO - The Journal of mental science
JF - The Journal of mental science
SN - 0007-1250
IS - OCT.
ER -