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Again and again and again ... "Pentagon Wants Psychologists to End Ban on Interrogation Role" by James Risen The New York Times 24 January 2016 Read article here [Photo by Anthony Risser, 15 June 2008, Philadelphia]

The new novel from Joyce Carol Oates is about a person with amnesia and his relationship with his clinical scientist. Place this work of fiction adjacent to the non-fiction work about Patient H.M and - voila! - the covers seem to create what could be another story! I will be writing and posting a review of the Joyce Carol Oates novel here next week.

UCL (University College London) is presenting a four-week MOOC on the FutureLearn platform (no cost) titled "The Many Faces of Dementia" . The course begins on 14th March. Course Description Four domains are explored: Familial Alzheimer's Disease, bvFTD, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Posterior Cortical Atrophy.

Lumosity to Pay $2 Million to Settle FTC Deceptive Advertising Charges for Its “Brain Training” Program Company Claimed Program Would Sharpen Performance in Everyday Life and Protect Against Cognitive Decline For Release January 5, 2016 FTC Press Release Case Timeline here