Evaluative Conditioning with Facial Stimuli in Dementia Patients

Joint Authors

Martin, Mike
Weierstall, Roland
Dammann, Gerhard
Zöllig, Jacqueline
Blessing, Andreas

Source

Journal of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-09-04

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Diseases
Medicine

Abstract EN

We present results of a study investigating evaluative learning in dementia patients with a classic evaluative conditioning paradigm.

Picture pairs of three unfamiliar faces with liked, disliked, or neutral faces, that were rated prior to the presentation, were presented 10 times each to a group of dementia patients (N = 15) and healthy controls (N = 14) in random order.

Valence ratings of all faces were assessed before and after presentation.

In contrast to controls, dementia patients changed their valence ratings of unfamiliar faces according to their pairing with either a liked or disliked face, although they were not able to explicitly assign the picture pairs after the presentation.

Our finding suggests preserved evaluative conditioning in dementia patients.

However, the result has to be considered preliminary, as it is unclear which factors prevented the predicted rating changes in the expected direction in the control group.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Blessing, Andreas& Zöllig, Jacqueline& Weierstall, Roland& Dammann, Gerhard& Martin, Mike. 2012. Evaluative Conditioning with Facial Stimuli in Dementia Patients. Journal of Neurodegenerative Diseases،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Blessing, Andreas…[et al.]. Evaluative Conditioning with Facial Stimuli in Dementia Patients. Journal of Neurodegenerative Diseases No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Blessing, Andreas& Zöllig, Jacqueline& Weierstall, Roland& Dammann, Gerhard& Martin, Mike. Evaluative Conditioning with Facial Stimuli in Dementia Patients. Journal of Neurodegenerative Diseases. 2012. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503628

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-503628