{"id":3546,"date":"2023-11-17T13:30:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/gwep\/?page_id=3546"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:42:50","slug":"the-aging-brain-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/gwep\/the-aging-brain-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aging Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Aging Brain: Combatting Dementia Worry&#8221; talk was started by AgingME&#8217;s Project Director, Susan Wehry M.D. in 2023, and she has given the presentation more than 30 times across the state of Maine. This presentation on the aging brain provides an overview of what is part of normal aging and what may be early signs of dementia. 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