title: Face-name memory in Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects face-name memory, the ability to recognize faces and recall names. Remembering face and name requires a sophisticated cognitive process because of the complexity and similarity among faces and also because of their arbitrary association with names. Assessments of face-name memory can measure episodic and semantic memory performance and are useful for early detection of AD. Improving face-name memory is possible through cognitive interventions targeted to promote procedural memory, which is often preserved until the late stage of AD. This article describes a conceptual model, assessment tools, and strategies for improving face-name memory in persons with AD.
authors.affiliation: Loewenberg School of Nursing, The University of Memphis, 102 Newport Hall, Memphis, TN 38152, USA. Electronic address: shtak@memphis.edu.
authors.forename: Sunghee H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.affiliation: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
authors.forename: Song Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D000066499:Facial Recognition; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D009275:Names
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Assessments; Face recognition; Memory; Name recall; Strategies