Mental imagery and autobiographical memory in Alzheimer's disease.

The ability to retrieve (i.e., visual imagery) and manipulate mental images (i.e., spatial imagery) seems to be related with autobiographical recall in AD. In particular, visual imagery may contribute to autobiographical retrieval in AD participants by providing them with visual cues that increase the ease and speed of search through the hierarchical structure of autobiographical memory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).