واکنش احساسی افراد ساکن خانه سالمندان با بی تفاوتی-زوال عقل همراه است: یک مطالعه مقدماتی

Our findings demonstrate that the neuronal network underlying emotion is still responsive in patients diagnosed with dementia associated apathy, although residents don׳t seem to be involved emotionally from an extraneous visual focus. Non pharmacological therapy approaches should deal with individual, familiar, autobiographic material to ensure a high level of emotional response and therefore reduce apathy severity.