Mediating Alzheimer's: Cognition and Personhood

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Title Page
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Contents
Introduction: Alzheimer’s and Media
Chapter 1. Origin Myths: History, Histology, and Representational Value
Chapter 2. New Media Pioneers: Neuroimaging a National Crisis
Chapter 3. Use It or Lose It: Affirming the Self, Defining the Person
Chapter 4. PET Scans and Polaroids: Anachronizing Personhood
Chapter 5. Dementia in the Museum: Modern Art as Public Care
Chapter 6. Dementia on the Canvas: Art, Therapy, and Creativity’s Values
Chapter 7. Loved Ones: The Capacity for Representation, Recognition, and Care
Epilogue: “How to Not Forget”
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author