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M. J. Friedrich

JAMA. 2009;301(23):2430.

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By the time Alzheimer disease (AD) has reached its end stage, the brain is riddled with plaques, tangles, cavities, and fissures and has lost a substantial percentage of its weight. However, most people living with AD are not yet at this stage and still have a good portion of working neurons with which they can learn, be creative, and enjoy life, said John Zeisel, PhD, a sociologist who focuses on the therapeutic effects of residential environment design among patients with the disorder (Zeisel J et al. Gerontologist. 2003;43[5]:697-711).

Therapeutic environmental design seeks to tap into the areas of the brain that are still functioning rather than focusing on the parts of the brain that do not work, said Zeisel, who presented his approach to designing residences for people with AD at a recent meeting on environments for aging. Applying insights from neuroscience to the design of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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