Can you increase your brain span? | Dr Sarah Stephens | TEDxCanberra

Imagine [music] an idyllic childhood. Two loving parents, lots of brothers and sisters, friends over all the time. Imagine those parents guiding their children into adulthood and welcoming some grandchildren.Everything seems to be going perfectly until it's not. One of those parents, now grandparents, starts to forget the most basic things, the location of everyday items, people's names. They become disoriented in usually familiar surroundings.A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is made, and it's the beginni ...