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- Art Therapy for Alzheimer's Patients
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This is a personal examination of a new approach to Alzheimer's disease.
Through painting murals, Elizabeth Cockey tries to evoke images and memories from her clients, all of whom either have dimentia or Alzheimer's.
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Piece Description
This is a personal examination of a new approach to Alzheimer's disease. Through painting murals, Elizabeth Cockey tries to evoke images and memories from her clients, all of whom either have dimentia or Alzheimer's.
Broadcast History
This originally aired on WYPR's Arts Magazine, The Signal
Timing and Cues
New scientific frontiers are being explored everyday to understand Alzheimer's disease. Elizabeth Cockey is trying a form of memory stimulation which evokes memories through artistic images.
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