Affective Learning and Psychophysiological Reactivity in Dementia Patients

Table 1

Mean valence ratings of AD patients and controls for pictures paired with pleasant, aversive, and neutral content at two measurement time points.

Time
Biographical content	Group	Baseline mean (SD)	190 min delay mean (SD)
Pleasant	AD	5.25 (2.41)	6.62 (2.0)
	Controls	5.50 (1.51)	6.75 (1.49)
Neutral	AD	6.19 (2.43)	7.25 (2.05)
	Controls	5.92 (1.68)	6.33 (0.99)
Aversive	AD	5.56 (2.07)	5.12 (1.71)
	Controls	4.92 (1.24)	2.58 (1.88)

Higher ratings denote higher pleasure. SD: standard deviation.