Neural correlates of cognitive control at the item specific level in the Stroop task

Poster (2010, May 04)

La vignette thérapeutique de l'étudiant: la maladie d'Alzheimer

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2010), (65(3)), 163-168

Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease encountered in patients over 60 years. By its prevalence and the consequent individual and social loss of function Alzheimer's disease is a ... [more ▼]

Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease encountered in patients over 60 years. By its prevalence and the consequent individual and social loss of function Alzheimer's disease is a major public health problem. With the presentation of a clinical story of Alzheimer's disease in an elderly patient, we propose a diagnostic and therapeutic discussion on this clinical problem. We must adjust the treatment for each patient and overall not omit the non pharmacological therapeutic approaches. [less ▲]

Working memory load affects chronotype- and time-of-day dependent cerebral activity modulations

in Journal of Sleep Research (2010), 19(Suppl. 2),

Conscience du fonctionnement de la mémoire dans la maladie d'Alzheimer

Conference (2010)

The California Verbal Learning Test and other standard clinical neuropsychological tests to predict conversion from mild memory impairment to dementia.

in Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology (2010), 20

Controlled and automatic prospective memory processes in Alzheimer's disease: Behavioral data

Conference (2010)

The commonality of neural networks for verbal and visual short-term memory.

in Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (2010), 22(11), 2570-2593

Although many neuroimaging studies have considered verbal and visual short-term memory (STM) as relying on neurally segregated short-term buffer systems, the present study explored the existence of shared ... [more ▼]

Although many neuroimaging studies have considered verbal and visual short-term memory (STM) as relying on neurally segregated short-term buffer systems, the present study explored the existence of shared neural correlates supporting verbal and visual STM. We hypothesized that networks involved in attentional and executive processes, as well as networks involved in serial order processing, underlie STM for both verbal and visual list information, with neural specificity restricted to sensory areas involved in processing the specific items to be retained. Participants were presented sequences of nonwords or unfamiliar faces, and were instructed to maintain and recognize order or item information. For encoding and retrieval phases, null conjunction analysis revealed an identical fronto-parieto-cerebellar network comprising the left intraparietal sulcus, bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and the bilateral cerebellum, irrespective of information type and modality. A network centered around the right intraparietal sulcus supported STM for order information, in both verbal and visual modalities. Modality-specific effects were observed in left superior temporal and mid-fusiform areas associated with phonological and orthographic processing during the verbal STM tasks, and in right hippocampal and fusiform face processing areas during the visual STM tasks, wherein these modality effects were most pronounced when storing item information. The present results suggest that STM emerges from the deployment of modality-independent attentional and serial ordering processes toward sensory networks underlying the processing and storage of modality-specific item information. [less ▲]

Les corrélats cérébraux de le recollection et de la familiarité dans la maladie d’Alzheimer

in Proceedings du XIeme colloque international sur le vieillissement cognitif (2010)

Recollection and familiarity memory processes in probable Alzheimer's disease: an fMRI study

Scientific conference (2010)

Cerebral activity associated with recollection and familiarity in 28 patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and 17 healthy controls was directly measured in an event-related fMRI experiment during ... [more ▼]

Cerebral activity associated with recollection and familiarity in 28 patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and 17 healthy controls was directly measured in an event-related fMRI experiment during performance of a recognition memory task with the process dissociation procedure. Brain regions associated to recollection were evidenced by contrasting activations for inclusion and exclusion conditions whereas brain regions related to familiarity were explored with the mean effect of the two conditions (at P < .05 corrected). Twelve patients had null recollection estimates (AD-), whereas 16 patients did experience some recollection although significantly less than controls (AD+). In AD+ and controls, recollection activated the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC). In contrast, familiarity estimates were equivalent in the 3 groups and were associated with brain activations around the intraparietal sulcus (IPS). Thus, in AD, impaired recollection is related to damage of the PCC whereas preserved familiarity is supported by the IPS. [less ▲]

Mémoire prospective et métacognition dans le vieillissement normal

in Proceedings du XIème Colloque International sur le Vieillissement Cognitif (2010)