Posts by Patrizia Vannini, PhD
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Inability to Self-Monitor Memory May Be Preclinical Sign of Alzheimer's Disease
In cognitively intact older adults, impaired metamemory—the ability to monitor one's memory accurately and engage in compensatory strategies when necessary—was linked to greater deposition of tau in brain regions that are vulnerable to pathologic changes in early Alzheimer's disease.
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Tau Pathology Linked to Alterations in Memory Self-Appraisal in Healthy Older Adults
Overestimation of memory performance is related to greater tau deposition in the brains of cognitively unimpaired older adults, suggesting a link between alterations in metamemory processes and markers of Alzheimer's disease.
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