Emotional Prosody Perception and Production in Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type

Conclusions: Implications are discussed regarding impaired emotional prosody in DAT, and the utility of objective acoustic measures in revealing subtle deficits and overcoming methodological inconsistencies is emphasized. Further research is critical in advancing our understanding of this pervasive disorder and is important, clinically, in the provision of specific interventions.

from the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research