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The evaluation of everyday memory (EM) was reviewed and reconceptualized. EM has established new objectives of study and the development of new methods to reach these objectives . At the basic level, this approach has already produced important discoveries and the development of new principles about memory and functioning. At the clinical level, this new area of investigation has resulted in evaluating deficits of EM, which is defined as what daily life functions remain impaired after a deficit pathology has occurred. A type of evaluation has evolved that is oriented toward treatment and extremely useful in designing rehabilitation programs for individuals with alterations in memory.
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Garcia, M.P., Garcia, J.F.G., Guerrero, N.V. et al. Neuropsychological Evaluation of Everyday Memory. Neuropsychol Rev 8, 203–227 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021622319851
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