Memory differences were present in individual test results and in the verbal story memory domain score. The association between alcohol use and poorer retention of verbal information found in American studies (e.g., (Brown and Tapert, 2004; Brown et al., 2000)) was confirmed in our study, although the differences we found were predominantly found in story memory rather than in list learning. The difference between controls and AD on the CLOX 1 test seemed to be an isolated test-specific result that could not be generalized to indicate inferior overall planning ability in AD participants.
