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This video displays individuals diagnosed with different forms of Dementia answering children's questions. This is a great resource for understanding how Dementia affects everyone differently. Similarly, everyone keeps their personality throughout…

This photograph is of a handwriting exercise Auguste D.'s doctors had her complete. Mrs. Deter was unable to remember her name properly at the time of this exercise, and tried to do so multiple times. During this exam and similar ones, she explains,…

This engraving depicts the seventh scene in act 4 of Shakespeare's King Lear play. Within this engraving, King Lear can be seen near the end of his life, confused.

This video depicts amyloid plaque buildup within a mouse model. This imaging type displays the advances research ahs come with its imaging techniques and capabilities.

The electron microscope is one of the largest research innovations within the past century. This is one of the earlier models of an EM; today the invention works in the same way but is a fraction of the size.

Auguste Deter had her photograph taken during her treatment with Dr. Alois Alzheimer. It is unclear if he took this photo or if a colleague did so.

This Youtube video prepared important clips from a PBS documentary focusing on the nun study.

This interview is a great insight into how Alzheimer's Disease is currently examined and defined within the modern day. Dr. Melissa Murray does a great job explaining her work and the current layout of the research field in a way that individuals,…

Gustave Dore created this engraving of "Paradise" focusing on Dante entering the river Lethe, based on The Divine Comedy.

This image depicts a tissue-stained sample containing what would later be termed b-amyloid plaques. This was one of the first physical depictions of Alzheimer Disease pathology.