Autobiographical memory tested for early Alzheimer’s detection
A psychologist found that carriers of a gene variant that increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease have greater difficulty describing detailed memories of past events. The goal of his research is to help detect Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes before they begin to have an obvious effect on cognition and memory.
Original source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180823171017.htm
