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Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology Volume 34, 2012 - Issue 6
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Validation of the Face Name Associative Memory Exam in cognitively normal older individuals

Rebecca E. Amariglio Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Katherine Frishe Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Lauren E. Olson Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Lauren P. Wadsworth Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Natacha Lorius Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Reisa A. Sperling Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Dorene M. Rentz Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Pages 580-587 | Received 02 Dec 2011, Accepted 07 Feb 2012, Published online: 09 Mar 2012
 
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Abstract

The recently developed Face Name Associative Memory Exam (FNAME), a challenging paired associative learning task, shows promise in detecting the subtle cognitive changes characteristic of preclinical Alzheimer's disease. In this study, we evaluated the validity and reliability of the FNAME in 210 cognitively normal older individuals (58–90 years of age). Construct validity of the measure was assessed by principal components analysis, which revealed two independent factors. Correlations between the FNAME subtests and another episodic memory test were significant. The results indicated strong test–retest reliability in a subsample (n = 41). Normative data stratified by age were also generated.

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Alzheimer Association Grants IIRG-08-90934 (D.R.), by the Charles H. Farnsworth Trust (D.R.), and by National Institute on Aging Grants P01-AG036694-01 (R.S.), P50-AG00513421 (R.S.), R01-AG027435 (R.S.), and R01-AG027435-S1 (R.S). The authors wish to thank M. Frey for helping to collect FNAME data, the investigators and staff of the Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and the individual research participants.

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