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Original Article

Face Memory in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease Moderated by Sex and Encoding Duration

Published Online:June 03, 2015https://doi.org/10.1024/1016-264X/a000148

Abstract

We examined face memory deficits in patients with Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) with specific regard to the moderating role of sex and the different memory processes involved. We tested short- and long-term face recognition memory in 18 nonclinical participants and 18 IPD-patients matched for sex, education and age. We varied the duration of item presentation (1, 5, 10s), the time of testing (immediately, 1hr, 24hrs) and the possibility to re-encode items. In accordance with earlier studies, we report face memory deficits in IPD. Moreover, our findings indicate that sex and encoding conditions may be important moderator variables. In contrast to healthy individuals, IPD-patients cannot gain from increasing duration of presentation. Furthermore, our results suggest that IPD leads to face memory deficits in women, only.


Gesichtergedächtnis bei idiopathischem Parkinson-Syndrom, moderiert durch das Geschlecht und die Enkodierdauer

Die Studie untersuchte Gesichtergedächtnisdefizite bei Patienten mit idiopathischem Parkinson-Syndrom (IPS). Unter der speziellen Berücksichtigung der moderierenden Funktion des Geschlechts und der verschiedenen involvierten Gedächtnisprozesse, wurden Kurz- und Langzeit-Gesichtergedächtnis bei 18 nicht-klinischen Probanden und 18 IPS-Patienten getestet. Beide Gruppen waren vergleichbar hinsichtlich des Geschlechts, der Bildung und des Alters. Wir variierten die Dauer der Item-Präsentation (1, 5, 10 s), den Abrufzeitpunkt (unmittelbar, 1 Std, 24 Std), sowie die Möglichkeit, die Items zu re-enkodieren. In Übereinstimmung mit früheren Studien können Gesichtergedächtnisdefizite bei Patienten mit IPS berichtet werden. Überdies deuten die Ergebnisse darauf hin, dass Geschlecht und Enkodierbedingung wichtige Moderatorvariablen sind. Im Unterschied zu gesunden Probanden, können Patienten mit IPS nicht von einer erhöhten Enkodierdauer profitieren. Darüber hinaus weisen die Ergebnisse darauf hin, dass IPS lediglich bei betroffenen Frauen zu Gesichtergedächtnisdefiziten führt.

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