• Title/Summary/Keyword: elderly cognitive psychology

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A Convergent Approach to Gain a Better Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease: Stereoscopic Vision (융복합적 접근을 통한 알츠하이머형 치매의 이해 증진 : 양안 지각)

  • Kim, Nam-Gyoon;Lee, Ho-Won
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.103-110
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    • 2019
  • The present study investigated the effects of AD on stereoscopic vision. Sixty participants (20 AD patients, 20 mild cognitive impairment patients, 20 healthy elderly controls) participated in the study. Two cubes, one on the left and the other on the right of the center of the monitor, appeared at varying distances from the observer with their relative distances controlled in two disparity conditions (absolute vs relative disparity) combined with two disparity directions (crossed vs uncrossed disparity). Participants identified the object that appeared closer to them. Results demonstrated comparable performance with all three groups performing accurately, suggesting that the effect of AD on stereopsis is negligible. Discussion focused on brain pathology affected by AD involving high level visual processing.