Preservation of musical memory in Alzheimer's disease.
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 52 (12) , 1415-1416
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.52.12.1415
Abstract
An 82 year old muscian with Alzheimer''s disease (AD) showed a preserved ability to play previously learned piano compositions from memory while being unable to identify the composer or titles of each work. He also showed a preserved ability to learn the new skill of mirror reading while being unable to recall or recognise new information. Both anteriograde and retrograde procedural memory may be relatively spared in AD.Keywords
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