Recent studies have shown that individual neuropsychological scores of patients with Alzheimer's disease and Associated Disorders (ADAD) are only poorly correlated to their behavioral difficulties, such as disinhibition, apathy, social decision-making or vulnerability. Recently, social \& affective cognitive disorders have been highlighted as potential cause of social behavioral abnormalities. However, no previous studies have assessed the specific relationship between social \& affective cognition \& social behavior in ADAD. Our pilot study aims to explore the correlations between core and extended social \& affective cognitive processes and social behavior as observed during the neuropsychological examination, as well as to explore the common brain regions involved in those domains.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
Administering 11 tests of social \& affective cognition to each participant as well as 6 scales to their study-partner, in order to have a detailed profile of social \& affective cognitive abilities that we can correlate to an 3DMRI with resting state procedure.
Correlation coefficient between the mini Social cognition & Emotional Assessment - mini-SEA - total score and the Social Behavior Observer Checklist - SBOC - score in all participants.
Time frame: 1day
Correlation coefficients between the mini Social cognition & Emotional Assessment - mini-SEA - sub scores and the neuropsychological assessment (as measured by the Social Behavior Observer Checklist - SBOC - score in all participants.
Time frame: 1 day
Correlation coefficient between the SBOC score with MRI markers in all participants
Time frame: 1 day
Correlation coefficient between mini-SEA sub scores & MRI markers in all participants.
Time frame: 1 day
Correlation coefficients between mini-SEA sub scores with the SOCIAL50, CBI, ZBS, CSDC, SVS scales in each ADAD and controls groups.
Time frame: 1 day
Correlation coefficients between SCANN sub-scores and the SBOC, SOCIAL50, CBI, ZBS, CSDC, SVS scales in each ADAD and controls groups.
Time frame: 1 day
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