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Neurologist Oliver Sacks says of dementia, “The past which is not recoverable in any other way seems to be sort of 'embedded in amber', if you will, in music. You can at least get some feel of it and regain it, for a little while, with familiar music.” In this short clip, Bill and Fritzi do just that, with some “Old Time Music.”
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Published:
Week of July 10 - July 17, 2011
Medical accuracy review by:
Dr. Boaz Ancselovic, MD, Geriatrician, Alzheimer's Weekly.
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