Alzheimer's Study — $50 gift card of choice
This is a 2-part study using behavioral measures (paper-pen tests) and hearing…
This study is looking at semantic memory differences in adults with early-stage Alzheimer disease and healthy adults. Participation criteria includes: 65-90 years old, right handed, native English speaker, minimum of 12 years of education, healthy adult or early-stage Alzheimer disease, no other neurological/psych deficits, intact hearing (can have hearing aids; hearing will be tested) and can have corrected vision with lenses.
Two parts lasting 90 minutes each:
1) at your residence; doing cognitive screening and two standardized tests
2) hearing test and EEG test of nonivasive net on scalp while responding to pictures and hearing words on computer screen.
Two parts lasting 90 minutes each:
1) at your residence; doing cognitive screening and two standardized tests
2) hearing test and EEG test of nonivasive net on scalp while responding to pictures and hearing words on computer screen.
Compensation
Researcher is a trained speech-language pathologist so can give strategies for dealing with Alzheimer disease.