# Clinical Aspects of Mental Imagery in Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementia: A Review of Cognitive, Motor, and Emotional Interventions

## TL;DR

This paper reviews how mental imagery can help improve the lives of people with Alzheimer's-related dementia, focusing on cognitive, motor, and emotional benefits.

## Contribution

The paper provides a comprehensive review of mental imagery interventions in Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia, highlighting gaps and future research directions.

## Key findings

- Mental imagery shows positive effects on daily life for dementia patients.
- More research is needed with larger and consistent samples.
- Current tools lack validity for assessing mental imagery outcomes.

## Abstract

The present review describes the use and effectiveness of mental imagery in Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia. Six databases were thoroughly searched from January 2010 to December 2024. Different types of studies were retrieved and reviewed for imagery of the motor, cognitive, and emotional states and quality of life of the elderly with dementia. Although the scarce results showed the positive effect of mental imagery to the every-day life of older adults with dementia, more research should be conducted with larger homogenous samples and more valid tools. Future recommendations are provided.