Ira Flatow
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1,299 appearances
24 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 15 Sep
Ira Flatow’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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While the person you once knew seems to be slipping away, sometimes people with Alzheimer's may briefly seem like their old selves again, remember a child's name long forgotten, or suddenly regain the
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Ability to have a fluid conversation.
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So, what do these moments of lucidity really mean for the progression of the disease?
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And what are their implications for those living with the disease and their caretakers?
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These are questions that Alzheimer's researcher, Dr.
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Andrea Gilmore-Baikovsky, hopes to answer.
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She's an associate professor of emergency medicine and co-director of the Lucidity in Alzheimer's and Dementia Network.
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That's the lead network at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
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Welcome to Science Friday.
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Thanks so much for having me.
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Oh, so nice to have you.
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So tell me, what what got you interested in studying these episodes of lucidity?
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That really is an interesting story.
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I is there a definition of a moment of lucidity in someone with Alzheimer's, a specific criteria?
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So because it's it's really not defined, when you study it, you have to create like your own definition, right?
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How are you able to determine when somebody has a lucid episode?
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So the the informant that you say is someone who knows the person very well, right?
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Do they get surprised themselves when they see these videos?
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Hey, look, you missed something there, you know?
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Mm-hmm.
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