Episode 4 - Unlocking the Mind

Episode 4 | Aired May 5, 2025
Run time: 28:06

This episode delves into brain health and aging, featuring stories on artificial intelligence (AI) used to detect Alzheimer’s, lifestyle interventions to slow cognitive decline, how future doctors are being trained in dementia care and emerging research linking pollution and memory loss.

Episode Segments

Cognitive Lifestyle Factors

Episode 4 | Segment 1 | Aired May 5, 2025
Run Time: 6:17

A lifestyle-based program shows how habits like sleep and exercise may slow cognitive decline.

Pollution

Episode 4 | Segment 2 | Aired May 5, 2025
Run Time: 3:48

Emory researchers uncover links between air pollution and increased Alzheimer’s risk.

Memory – AI

Episode 4 | Segment 3 | Aired May 5, 2025
Run Time: 12:26

AI-driven retinal scans offer a new, less invasive way to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s.

Teaching Students to Treat Patients

Episode 4 | Segment 4 | Aired May 5, 2025
Run Time: 12:26

Future doctors learn hands-on, empathy-based care for patients with memory issues.