Neuroscientist Lisa Genova: everyday forgetting is not an Alzheimer's warning sign

Neuroscientist Lisa Genova dispels the widespread fear that ordinary forgetting is an early warning sign of Alzheimer's disease. She uses the example of a retired Japanese engineer who memorised over 111,000 digits of pi using storytelling and visualisation, yet forgot his wife's birthday. In a 58-minute lecture, she explains how to protect the brain and distinguish normal memory lapses from disease.

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