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Episode 339: Unlocking the mystery of the aging brain.

Studies show 14 percent of Americans show signs of dementia as we grow older.

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Episode 339: Unlocking the mystery of the aging brain

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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Studies show 14 percent of Americans show signs of dementia as we grow older. University of Arizona psychologist Carol Barnes explains why understanding normal aging help scientists understand cognitive impairment, and why senility doesn’t happen to everyone.

Carol Barnes spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph. D Regent’s professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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