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Wanucha: Brain Games

by Chris Tachibana | Jun 2, 2016

creditJessicaGaleMonkeys playing banana video games, reports Genevieve Wanucha, are helping University of Washington scientists understand Alzheimer’s disease. Genevieve (@genevievemw) visits a laboratory at the Memory & Brain Wellness Center to learn how researchers are identifying biomarkers for memory formation to track memory loss in dementia patients. Neurodegenerative disease is Genevieve’s specialty and personal passion. photo: JessicaGale

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