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Framing Space: Alzheimer’s Disease and Object Location in Brazilian Portuguese
- Source :
- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society; vol 45, iss 45
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper delves into the possible correlations between cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s Disease and differences in the ways spatial relations are decoded by groups of individuals with and without AD. We tested participants’ judgments of spatial scenes coded according to intrinsic, relative or undissociated Frames of Reference, ground rotation and use of a locative construction. We found significant differences in the costs of processing spatial information which were considerably higher in elderly and AD groups. On the other hand, judgment ratings reveal that those groups tend to maintain the same Frame of Reference applied by health young individuals to resolve the spatial ambiguity. Furthermore, a general preference for non-relative Frames of Reference was found among participants, all native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese.
Details
- Database :
- OAIster
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society; vol 45, iss 45
- Notes :
- Leite, Jan Edson
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- edsoai.on1391578384
- Document Type :
- Electronic Resource