Table 2.

Mean arousal 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	2.94 (2.21)	2.87 (1.96)
	Controls	3.33 (1.01)	2.42 (1.51)
Neutral	AD	2.56 (1.97)	2.94 (1.44)
	Controls	3.17 (1.99)	2.99 (1.24)
Aversive	AD	2.87 (1.86)	4.87 (1.67)
	Controls	4.42 (1.83)	5.33 (2.50)

Higher ratings denote higher arousal. SD: standard deviation.