Frontotemporal Dementias
The New York Times has a very nice article about Frontotemporal demetia (FTD). This type of dementia is interesting, affecting personality, inhibition, attention, and language. It is similar to...
View ArticlePost-operative Cognitive Dysfunction
Visit this link to my article on Brain Blogger to read a brief description of post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Here is a selection of what I wrote. In the mid 1950s, Dr. Bedford reported on...
View ArticleAging and Role Loss
One of the prominent theories in social aging is role theory. Role theorists have shown that feeling in control of life and having social power and prestige is associated with better health (Krause et...
View ArticleDiagnosing Cleverbot
Here is another “therapy” session I had with Cleverbot. I present this to expound on therapeutic technique and diagnosis, language, and artificial intelligence. There are limitations of the interaction...
View ArticleCognitive Rehabilitation Strengthens Brain Connections
There is increased interest in brain and cognitive rehabilitation to treat people with mild thinking and memory problems. Parkinson’s disease, while typically viewed as a neurodegenerative motor...
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