[HTML][HTML] Self-awareness in dementia: A taxonomy of processes, overview of findings, and integrative framework
Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2021•Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Self-awareness, the capacity of becoming the object of one's
own awareness, has been a frontier of knowledge, but only recently scientific approaches to
the theme have advanced. Self-awareness has important clinical implications, and a finer
understanding of this concept may improve the clinical management of people with
dementia. The current article aims to explore self-awareness, from a neurobiological
perspective, in dementia. Recent Findings A taxonomy of self-awareness processes is�…
own awareness, has been a frontier of knowledge, but only recently scientific approaches to
the theme have advanced. Self-awareness has important clinical implications, and a finer
understanding of this concept may improve the clinical management of people with
dementia. The current article aims to explore self-awareness, from a neurobiological
perspective, in dementia. Recent Findings A taxonomy of self-awareness processes is�…
Purpose of Review
Self-awareness, the capacity of becoming the object of one’s own awareness, has been a frontier of knowledge, but only recently scientific approaches to the theme have advanced. Self-awareness has important clinical implications, and a finer understanding of this concept may improve the clinical management of people with dementia. The current article aims to explore self-awareness, from a neurobiological perspective, in dementia.
Recent Findings
A taxonomy of self-awareness processes is presented, discussing how these can be structured across different levels of cognitive complexity. Findings on self-awareness in dementia are reviewed, indicating the relative preservation of capacities such as body ownership and agency, despite impairments in higher-level cognitive processes, such as autobiographical memory and emotional regulation.
Summary
An integrative framework, based on predictive coding and compensatory abilities linked to the resilience of self-awareness in dementia, is discussed, highlighting possible avenues for future research into the topic.
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