Does emotional memory enhancement assist the memory-impaired?

作者：Broster Lucas S; Blonder Lee X; Jiang Yang^*

来源：Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2012, 4: 2.

DOI：10.3389/fnagi.2012.00002

• aging
• Alzheimer disease
• mild cognitive impairment
• cognitive rehabilitation
• amygdala
• emotional memoryenhancement
• executive function
• working memory

We review recent work on emotional memory enhancement in older adults and patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer dementia (AD) and evaluate the viability of incorporating emotional components into cognitive rehabilitation for these groups. First, we identify converging evidence regarding the effects of emotional valence on working memory in healthy aging. Second, we introduce work that suggests a more complex role for emotional memory enhancement in aging and identify a model capable of unifying disparate research findings. Third, we survey the neuro imaging literature for evidence of a special role for the amygdala in MCI and early AD in emotional memory enhancement. Finally, we assess the theoretical feasibility of incorporating emotional content into cognitive rehabilitation given all available evidence.

• 出版日期2012-3-30