Integrating the Constructs of Anosognosia and Metacognition: a Review of Recent Findings in Dementia

The current review integrates recent findings regarding the construct of self-awareness in dementia from both clinical and cognitive perspectives. We present the predominant theoretical models of awareness and summarize both traditional and emerging approaches to assessing awareness from clinical an...

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Published in:Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 2017-03, Vol.17 (3), p.27-27, Article 27
Main Authors: Sunderaraman, Preeti, Cosentino, Stephanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Agnosia - psychology
Alzheimer Disease - psychology
Awareness
Dementia
Dementia (KS Marder
Frontotemporal Dementia - psychology
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metacognition
Models, Psychological
Neurology
Neuropsychological Tests
Neurosciences
Section Editor
Topical Collection on Dementia
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Summary:The current review integrates recent findings regarding the construct of self-awareness in dementia from both clinical and cognitive perspectives. We present the predominant theoretical models of awareness and summarize both traditional and emerging approaches to assessing awareness from clinical and meta-cognitive perspectives. In this review, we focus primarily on findings from recent studies in anosognosia and meta-cognition in the context of neurodegenerative disease with special emphasis on Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. Emerging trends in the study of awareness, including examination of the longitudinal course of anosognosia, and investigation of the neural substrates underlying meta-cognitive abilities are addressed. Finally, the practical importance of studying and assessing awareness from both theoretical and clinical angles is emphasized.
ISSN:1528-4042
1534-6293
DOI:10.1007/s11910-017-0734-1