Quoniam Nolwenn, Ergis Anne-Marie, Fossati Philippe, Peretz Isabelle, Samson Séverine, Sarazin Marie, Allilaire Jean-François
Laboratoire de Psychologie Clinique et de Psychopathologie, Institut de Psychologie, Université Paris 5, Paris, France.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 Nov;999:381-4. doi: 10.1196/annals.1284.047.
The present study investigates the impact of emotional deficits on implicit and explicit memory for musical stimuli in patients with Alzheimer's disease and elderly depressed patients. Results showed that unlike Alzheimer's patients, depressed patients were unable to develop a positive affective bias of judgment for previously heard melodies.