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Further evidence for a comparable memory advantage of self-performed tasks in Korsakoff's syndrome and nonamnesic control subjects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2005

MASARU MIMURA ,
SHIN-ICHI KOMATSU ,
MOTOICHIRO KATO ,
HARUO YOSHIMASU ,
YASUSHI MORIYAMA  and
HARUO KASHIMA
MASARU MIMURA
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
SHIN-ICHI KOMATSU
Affiliation:
Faculty of Education, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
MOTOICHIRO KATO
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
HARUO YOSHIMASU
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
YASUSHI MORIYAMA
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Komagino Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
HARUO KASHIMA
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Abstract

Two experiments were carried out to examine memory in persons with amnesia using self-performed tasks. In Experiment 1, persons with Korsakoff's syndrome and nonamnesic participants with alcoholism learned action phrases not involving real objects by either self-performed tasks or verbal tasks. As indexed by free recall and recognition tests, a memory advantage favoring self-performed tasks was confirmed in both participant groups. In Experiment 2, persons with Korsakoff's syndrome, nonamnesic alcoholic participants, and young control participants learned object names under three different study conditions that differed from one another as to whether actions for each name were verbally generated and whether actions actually were performed. Verbal generation with or without performing the action facilitated recognition, whereas recall advantage was found only in the verbal generation-plus performance condition. These findings confirm a comparable memory advantage of self-performed tasks for a group with Korsakoff's syndrome and a group of nonamnesic comparison participants. Action memory therefore has potential therapeutic implications for memory rehabilitation. (JINS, 2005, 11, 545–553.)

Keywords

AmnesiaVerbal learningMemory disordersRecallRecognitionRehabilitation
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 11 , Issue 5 , September 2005 , pp. 545 - 553
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© 2005 The International Neuropsychological Society

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