This target article discusses the verbal working memory system used in sentence
comprehension. We review the concept of working memory as a short-duration system in …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) results in language impairments and higher-level communication
problems. Research into the language of people with AD (pwAD) has mainly focused on …

Studies of language impairments in patients with Alzheimer's disease have often assumed
that impairments in linguistic working memory underlie comprehension deficits. Assessment …

Dementia: From Diagnosis to Management-A Functional Approach is a comprehensive
description of a functional and behavioral approach to assessing and treating persons with …

Two studies explored whether sentence comprehension impairments in Alzheimer's disease
(AD) are due to deficits in syntactic processing or memory. Study 1 used a picture-pointing …

The language of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been characterized by semantic-
conceptual deterioration versus structural preservation, yet the research has not examined …

Syntactic comprehension of German patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type was
investigated and compared to healthy controls matched with respect to age, sex, and …

This study examined the nature of errors in prose recall made in dementia compared with
normal aging. Responses by 48 young adults, 47 nondemented older adults, and 70 people …

The ability to correctly interpret complex syntax and long sentences is gradually impaired as
people age. Typical ageing is characterised by working memory deficits, which are thought …

Introduction Linguistic disorders are one of the common problems in Alzheimer's disease,
which in recent years has been considered as one of the key parameters in the diagnosis of …