Novel image-novel location object recognition task sensitive to age-related cognitive decline in nondemented elderly

Gwendolen E. Haley, Frederique Berteau-Pavy, Daphnee Berteau-Pavy, Jacob Raber

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Abstract

Traditional tests used in the clinic to identify dementia, such as the mini-mental state examination (MMSE), are useful to identify severe cognitive impairments but might be less sensitive to detect more subtle age-related cognitive changes. Previously, the novel image-novel location (NINL) object recognition test was shown to be sensitive to detect effects of apolipoprotein E4, a risk factor for developing age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease, in nondemented elderly. In the present longitudinal study, performance on the MMSE and the NINL tests were compared over a 4-year period. Individual NINL scores over this period were highly correlated. In addition, while MMSE scores did not change over the 4-year period, NINL scores did. In a final testing session of a subset of the participants, NINL scores correlated with logical memory and word recall lists, cognitive tasks used to detect dementia in the clinic, as well as clinical dementia rating scales. These results support that the NINL might be a valuable tool to assess age-related cognitive decline.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalAge
Volume34
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2012

Keywords

  • Cognitive aging
  • Dementia
  • Object recognition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aging
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

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