Emotion processing and autobiographical memory
How is the processing of emotion impaired in FTD? How does it affect the ability to remember meaningful and important information from one’s life? How does it affect interpersonal relationships? How do these deficits evolve with time?
These are some of the questions we are trying to answer in this research project funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. This project will follow patients with FTD who will undergo tests of memory, language and thinking abilities and will receive a brain MRI scan at yearly intervals. We will also interview family members of patients to understand the impact of the disease on interpersonal relationships.
