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IDIOM PROCESSING - Coggle Diagram
IDIOM PROCESSING
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Executive Functions
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SHIFTING/MENTAL FLEXIBILITY
(ability to swap back and forth between
different tasks and/or mental states
PLANNING/UPDATING
(a complex and dynamic operation in which a sequence of planned actions must be constantly monitored, re-evaluated, coded and updated to our working memeory)
Alzheimer's Disease
Early AD can be detected by investigating early deficits in executive functions and working memory by looking at proverb and idiom processing.
AD = an acquired neurological disorder affecitng memory and cognition casued by a decline in functionality due to lesions in the fronto-temporal regions of the left hemisphere
Diagnosed with cognitive individual and aptitude tests, which can be verbal (naming/designating) or non-verbal (drawing shapes). An example is the MMSE.