Autobiographical memory and the self in a single-case of chronic unilateral spatial neglect.
Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is mainly defined as a condition affecting perception and the mental representation of the environment. However, nothing is known about its impact on the ability to mentally represent one's past and on personal identity. We addressed these questions in a case of chronic USN, DR, a 59-year-old right-handed woman, who underwent a variety of measures exploring the self and autobiographical memory (AM). DR showed preserved self-images and her AM performance was only preserved when memories were prompted by her own self-images and not by self-unrelated cues. Our findings are discussed in light of the interconnection between the self and AM.
a Laboratoire d'Etude de l'Apprentissage et du Développement , Université de Bourgogne , Dijon , France.
Alexandra
A
Ernst
a Laboratoire d'Etude de l'Apprentissage et du Développement , Université de Bourgogne , Dijon , France.
Laurène
L
Gourisse
b Pôle Rééducation , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon , Dijon , France.
Grégoire
G
Wauquiez
c Laboratoire de Psychologie et Neurocognition, UMR CNRS 5105 , Université Pierre Mendès France , Grenoble , France.
Céline
C
Souchay
D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D008875:Middle Aged; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*
Autobiographical memory; cognitive neuropsychology; self; single-case study; unilateral spatial neglect