Alzheimer's patients can still feel emotion long after memories have vanished

Date:

September 24, 2014

Source:

University of Iowa Health Care

Summary:

A new study further supports an inescapable message: caregivers have a profound influence -- good or bad -- on the emotional state of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Patients may not remember a recent visit by a loved one or having been neglected by staff at a nursing home, but those actions can have a lasting impact on how they feel.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140924135018.htm