Impaired Affordance Perception as the Basis of Tool Use Deficiency in Alzheimer’s Disease

Impaired Affordance Perception as the Basis of Tool Use Deficiency in Alzheimer’s Disease

The present study investigated whether defective affordance perception capacity underpins tool use deficits in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). An affordance, a concept James Gibson introduced, scales environmental objects to an animal’s action capabilities, thus offering opportunities for ac...

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Main Authors: Nam-Gyoon Kim, Judith A. Effken, Ho-Won Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
Alzheimer’s disease
affordance
apraxia of tool use
alternative tool use
Go/No-Go task
preclinical stage
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/5/839

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