Tool use in left brain damage and Alzheimer's disease: What about function and manipulation knowledge?

Journal of Neuropsychology
Christophe JarryDidier Le Gall

Abstract

Tool use disorders are usually associated with difficulties in retrieving function and manipulation knowledge. Here, we investigate tool use (Real Tool Use, RTU), function (Functional Association, FA) and manipulation knowledge (Gesture Recognition, GR) in 17 left-brain-damaged (LBD) patients and 14 AD patients (Alzheimer disease). LBD group exhibited predicted deficit on RTU but not on FA and GR while AD patients showed deficits on GR and FA with preserved tool use skills. These findings question the role played by function and manipulation knowledge in actual tool use.

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Mar 16, 2016·Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews·Emanuelle ReynaudFrançois Osiurak
Apr 21, 2020·American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias·Claudio LuzzattiMassimo Franceschi
Oct 24, 2017·Journal of Clinical Neurology·Jung E Park
Jun 25, 2021·Neuropsychologia·Mathieu LesourdFrançois Osiurak
Mar 25, 2019·Neuropsychologia·Josselin BaumardDidier Le Gall

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