{"612471":{"#nid":"612471","#data":{"type":"news","title":"When People Age and Memory Fails: ScienceMatters Episode 8, Starring Audrey Duarte","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEpisode 8\u0026nbsp;of ScienceMatters\u0026#39; Season 1 stars \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/335\u0022\u003EAudrey Duarte\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Listen to the podcast \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-8-when-people-age-and-memory-fails\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and read the transcript \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-8-when-people-age-and-memory-fails\u0022\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAudrey Duarte is an\u0026nbsp;associate professor in the School of Psychology and the principal investigator of the Memory and Aging Lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause memory is key to who we are and how we react to situations, Duarte and her fellow researchers are trying to figure out how memory fails as we get older. A failing memory can be a sign of serious disease such as Alzheimer\u0026rsquo;s, but it can also impact otherwise healthy, aging adults.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat exactly causes those memory failures? Can they be prevented by cognitive activities, just as physical exercise helps maintain muscular and cardiovascular fitness? Could this research be applied to new ways of educating students, particularly those on the autism scale?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose are the questions Duarte is trying to answer, as she explains in Episode 8.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETake a listen at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/season-1-episode-6-theres-moth-my-video-game\u0022\u003Esciencematters.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnter to win a prize by answering the question for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\u0022\u003EEpisode 8\u003C\/a\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAccording to Episode 8, what brain waves are associated with deep states of sleep?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubmit your entry by 11 AM\u0026nbsp;on Monday, Oct. 15, at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\u0022\u003Esciencematters.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Answer and winner will be announced shortly after the quiz closes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"What is known, and unknown, about memory loss with age"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat is \u0026ldquo;memory clutter\u0026rdquo;? Can we make it go away? Audrey Duarteuses magnetic resonance imaging and special tests to discover what causes obstacles in the brain\u0026rsquo;s pathways as people age.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Audrey Duarte discusses what she does to discover what causes obstacles in the brain\u2019s pathways as people age."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2018-10-08 18:21:18","changed_gmt":"2018-10-12 14:37:45","author":"A. 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