Learning and recalling new pieces of music and preserved
painting are reported in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related
dementias. In some cases of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD),
artistic creativity emerges as the disease develops. It has been
suggested that art and creativity may be subserved by distinct
neural networks. In this clinical report, we explore these
distinctions in a sculptor who continues drawing spontaneous
sketches of faces and figurines, including from memory, in spite
of advanced Vascular Dementia (VD), thus suggesting the
persistence of creativity notwithstanding marked visuospatial
and visual memory deficits as recorded in standard tests.