*An earlier version of the text misidentified the Clarence Care Center's location. “Music and Memory” is a short documentary that explores the power of music for treating dementia and other related ...

What piece of music sparks a memory for you? This week's podcast continues our journey into the fascinating world of music and the brain. A teen flute duo speaks about how they connect music with ...

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For most people, it would be hard to imagine a life in which the mind did not routinely discard once-remembered details—from temporarily memorized facts and figures to the characteristics of people ...

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Making the decision to move a loved one to a memory care facility can represent a major lifestyle change. It’s not easy to think about a transition away from independent living. But dementia and ...

Memory is a continually unfolding process. Initial details of an experience take shape in memory; the brain’s representation of that information then changes over time. With subsequent reactivations, ...