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From aMCI to AD: The Role of Visuo-Spatial Memory Span and Executive Functions in Egocentric and Allocentric Spatial Impairments

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BRAIN SCIENCES
卷 11, 期 11, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11111536

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visuo-spatial abilities; frontal functions; attentional resources; egocentric/allocentric frames of reference; allocentric frames of reference; healthy aging; amnesic mild cognitive impairment; Alzheimer's disease

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Encoding spatial information in egocentric and allocentric manners, along with impairments in executive function, are typical in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. AD patients performed worse in tasks compared to others, showing similarities with aMCI in specific tasks. The study revealed a link between frontal functions, attentional resources and egocentric performance, as well as a link between frontal resources and allocentric performance.
A difficulty in encoding spatial information in an egocentric (i.e., body-to-object) and especially allocentric (i.e., object-to-object) manner, and impairments in executive function (EF) are typical in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since executive functions are involved in spatial encodings, it is important to understand the extent of their reciprocal or selective impairment. To this end, AD patients, aMCI and healthy elderly people had to provide egocentric (What object was closest to you?) and allocentric (What object was closest to object X?) judgments about memorized objects. Participants' frontal functions, attentional resources and visual-spatial memory were assessed with the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB), the Trail Making Test (TMT) and the Corsi Block Tapping Test (forward/backward). Results showed that ADs performed worse than all others in all tasks but did not differ from aMCIs in allocentric judgments and Corsi forward. Regression analyses showed, although to different degrees in the three groups, a link between attentional resources, visuo-spatial memory and egocentric performance, and between frontal resources and allocentric performance. Therefore, visuo-spatial memory, especially when it involves allocentric frames and requires demanding active processing, should be carefully assessed to reveal early signs of conversion from aMCI to AD.

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