The Positivity Effect on the Intensity of Experienced Emotion and Memory Performance in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.

Aims: We examined the 'positivity effect' on memory performance in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia patients.

Methods: In 109 subjects (28 controls, 32 with MCI, 27 with mild and 32 with moderate dementia), we investigated free recalls (immediate and delayed) and recognition of 12 pictures. Moreover, the emotional valence of the pictures perceived and the emotions evoked in the subjects were evaluated.

Neurological soft signs in aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease - the impact of cognitive decline and cognitive reserve.

Objectives: Neurological soft signs (NSS), i.e., minor motor and sensory changes, are a common feature in severe psychiatric disorders.

Oral health and apraxia among institutionalized elderly people--a pilot study.

Objective: Poor oral hygiene and dental health are very common among the institutionalized elderly. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of apraxia with oral hygiene and/or health.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-two residents of 13 long-term care homes in southwest Germany participated in the study.

Autobiographical memory: a clinical perspective.

Autobiographical memory (ABM) comprises memories of one's own past that are characterized by a sense of subjective time and autonoetic awareness. Although ABM deficits are among the primary symptoms of patients with major psychiatric conditions such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer Disease (AD) or chronic schizophrenia large clinical studies are scarce. We therefore summarize and discuss the results of our clinical studies on ABM deficits in the respective conditions.