In this episode of the Brain & Life Podcast, co-host Dr. Katy Peters is joined by journalist Kat McGowan. In 2022, Kat was awarded a fellowship from the Alicia Patterson Foundation to cover caregiving and has been featured in Wired, Popular Science, Scientific American, Boston Globe, Audubon, and NPR. Kat discusses her experience with caregiving for her parents and how technology like robots helped in the caregiving relationship. Dr. Peters is then joined by Dr. Jeffrey Kaye, professor of neurology and biomedical engineering at Oregon Health and Science University, director of Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center, and director of the Oregon Center for Aging and Technology. Dr. Kaye explains what Alzheimer’s disease is and how different types of technology are used in treatment and caregiving scenarios.

Additional Resources

My Parents’ Dementia Felt Like the End of Joy. Then Came the Robots

A Robotic Pet Brings Joy to a Patient Who Has Dementia

Promising Advances in Robotics-assisted Rehabilitation Therapies

Lynda Carter Advocates for Those with Alzheimer’s Disease

Other Brain & Life Podcast Episodes

Finding Community in Caregiving with Kitty Norton

Navigating Complicated Caregiving Journeys with Jacquelyn Revere

Journalist, Producer Kitty Eisele’s Honest Recount of Her Time as Caregiver

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