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Hi, Sherry      6/8/2010

During a recent visit to a relative in her late 80s, I was struck by 
a snippet of an article (stuck up on the door of a hearing-aid center 
in a nursing home) to the effect that hearing loss increases 
short-term memory loss. That article persuaded her it was time to 
visit an audiologist!

A quick google turned up this powerpoint for a Minn Dept of Aging 
workshop 
http://www.mnaging.org/odyssey/ppt/Diedrichsen_HearingLossMemoryLoss.ppt.  
Perhaps Rich Dietrichsen ([log in to unmask])  or some of 
the researchers he cites could help you devise a memorable 
interactive along these lines?

Karen

>Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 08:54:59 -0500
>From: Sherry Marshall <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Brain/Memory Exhibits
>
>Hi community!
>Just wondering if anyone has any great examples of some interactive, 
>even inquiry based exhibits suitable for inclusion in a traveling 
>exhibition on Memory/the Brain.  I am looking for something that 
>could be an anchor, or iconic experience for this grouping and would 
>love to hear ideas and suggestions.  Thanks!
>-Sherry
>
>Sherry Marshall
>Oklahoma Museum Network
>Science Museum Oklahoma
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Karen Reeds
Visiting Scholar, History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania
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Guest Curator, "Call the Doctor! Call the Nurse! History of Medicine 
in New Jersey, 1775-1975"
The Cornelius Low House, the Middlesex County Museum, Piscataway NJ
Phone 732.745.4177, http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/culturalheritage/museum.asp
Exhibition on view May 2010-June 2011
Tues-Fri, Sun, 1-4. Free! Groups welcome!

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