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The Color of Risk
African-Americans are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than whites. A new national program targets this dangerous disparity with community-based health education.
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Caring for Culture
Hispanics in Milwaukee are improving services for elders with Alzheimer's disease by customizing care to cultural attitudes toward dementia and medicine.

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Minority Report
Jennifer Manly’s research ensures that African-Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities are tested for dementia on a level playing field.
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Memory Tip
Remembering the Future
Glossary
Amygdala
 

The amygdala is a small structure lying in the medial temporal lobe which is important for the emotional content of new memories.

Further reading: J. LeDoux (1998). The Emotional Brain. New York: Simon and Schuster.

 

by Catherine E. Myers. Copyright © 2006 Memory Loss and the Brain
Artwork copyright © 2000 Ann L. Myers