Science journalist Lauren Aguirre joins us to talk about the amnesia opioid addicts sometimes suffer from, new breakthroughs in understanding Alzheimer’s, and her own experience with temporary memory loss.
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Life In The Perpetual Now
Michael Lemonick joins us to talk about the story of Lonnie Sue Johnson who contracted encephalitis in 2007. The disease left her with almost no memories and no ability to form new ones.
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Rebooting An Aging Mind
When Patricia Marx’s age was beginning to betray her memory, she decided to be proactive. This hour, we’ll talk to the New Yorker staff writer about her humorous search for ways to curb the mind’s decline.
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