TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of self-generation procedures facilitates verbal memory in individuals with seizure disorders
AU - Schefft, Bruce K.
AU - Dulay, Mario F.
AU - Fargo, Jamison D.
AU - Szaflarski, Jerzy P.
AU - Yeh, Hwa shain
AU - Privitera, Michael D.
PY - 2008/7/1
Y1 - 2008/7/1
N2 - The efficacy of a self-generation encoding procedure in facilitating the encoding and retrieval of verbal memories was compared with the didactic presentation of information in individuals with seizure disorders. Through a within-subject design, 87 patients (25 left temporal seizure onset, 29 right temporal, 8 frontal, and 25 psychogenic nonepileptic seizures) received a self-generation learning condition and a didactic learning condition and were subsequently tested for verbal paired associate free recall, cued recall, and recognition memory. All patient groups benefited from the use of the self-generation condition relative to the didactic condition. Better performance occurred with the self-generation procedure for cued recall and recognition memory test performance, but not free recall. Individuals with a left temporal seizure onset (patients with the poorest memory performance on the didactic condition) benefited the most from the self-generation condition. A memory encoding strategy that actively involves patient participation enhances memory performance.
AB - The efficacy of a self-generation encoding procedure in facilitating the encoding and retrieval of verbal memories was compared with the didactic presentation of information in individuals with seizure disorders. Through a within-subject design, 87 patients (25 left temporal seizure onset, 29 right temporal, 8 frontal, and 25 psychogenic nonepileptic seizures) received a self-generation learning condition and a didactic learning condition and were subsequently tested for verbal paired associate free recall, cued recall, and recognition memory. All patient groups benefited from the use of the self-generation condition relative to the didactic condition. Better performance occurred with the self-generation procedure for cued recall and recognition memory test performance, but not free recall. Individuals with a left temporal seizure onset (patients with the poorest memory performance on the didactic condition) benefited the most from the self-generation condition. A memory encoding strategy that actively involves patient participation enhances memory performance.
KW - Cognitive rehabiliation
KW - Compensatory strategy
KW - Epileptic seizures
KW - Memory
KW - Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
KW - Self-generation effect
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U2 - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.01.012
DO - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.01.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 18343201
AN - SCOPUS:46549085151
VL - 13
SP - 162
EP - 168
JO - Epilepsy and Behavior
JF - Epilepsy and Behavior
SN - 1525-5050
IS - 1
ER -