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The brain is basically a series of networked nerve cells transferring information along billions of connections. We aren't certain how it works, but we do know that people who suffer from dementia as a result of Alzheimer's disease have trouble forming new connections and therefore retaining information. A student from Staffordshire University in the UK has been working on a videogame calledLife in Memory Lane which assists the player in storing memories by assembling bits of biographical information. The new memory is then shown to the player through a short piece of video set to music.

"This is something I'm really passionate about," said Zohabe Aziz, the 23-year-old designer of the game. "A lot of games and activities do not relate to people with dementia. I've tried to relate mine to the person and their experiences to keep their memories intact while keeping the design simple and user-friendly so they can navigate their way through the game using quite large buttons.". Continue to read: escapistmagazine.com

Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2012/02/07/2047945/obama-to-seek-more-alzheimers.html#storylink=cpy

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