Resumen

PEREZ, Yunier Broche  y  JIMENEZ, Luis Felipe Herrera. Memory of faces and emotional recognition: particularities in institutionalized older adults and a group who lives with their families. Neuropsicologia Latinoamericana [online]. 2011, vol.3, n.3, pp. 12-19. ISSN 2075-9479.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5579/rnl.2011.0078.

The present study describes the memory of faces and emotional recognition in elderly institutionalized and not institutionalized without history of dementia, residents in the Villa Clara province, Cuba. We used the Cambridge Memory Test for Faces and designed an emotion recognition task. The main results show significant differences between groups regarding the variables studied. The memory of faces of older intern shows further deterioration compared to the elderly living with their families. The three levels measured CFMT shows further deterioration in institutionalized adults. We also found significant differences between groups in the recognition of emotions. The areas that were affected showed the recognition of negative emotions and the decoding of age. The recognition of gender remains preserved in both groups.

Palabras clave : Old adults; Institutionalization; Faces memory; Emotional recognition.

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