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What if joy—not therapy—is the key to reaching someone with dementia?
In this powerful episode, Bruce Elliott shares the deeply human story behind Memory Lane Games, an app that transforms personalized trivia into moments of reconnection, healing, and even speech breakthroughs for people living with memory loss.
Whether you're a caregiver, clinician, or innovator in aging, you'll walk away with new hope and real strategies for restoring connection—one memory at a time.
🧠 What You'll Discover:
- Why traditional brain games fail—and what *actually* works
- The neuroscience of emotional memory and reminiscence therapy
- How AI is being used to scale joy, not just features
- A story of one man’s mother who spoke again after years of silence
- How caregivers are using gameplay to track emotional changes before clinical ones
🎙️ About Bruce:
Bruce Elliott is the founder of Memory Lane Games, a globally recognized dementia support app backed by clinicians, loved by caregivers, and rooted in human-first design. His mission: restore joy, dignity, and storytelling to lives affected by memory loss.
💬 If you’ve ever watched someone you love slowly fade—this conversation might offer a light you didn’t know you needed.
What if joy—not therapy—is the key to reaching someone with dementia?
In this powerful episode, Bruce Elliott shares the deeply human story behind Memory Lane Games, an app that transforms personalized trivia into moments of reconnection, healing, and even speech breakthroughs for people living with memory loss.
Whether you're a caregiver, clinician, or innovator in aging, you'll walk away with new hope and real strategies for restoring connection—one memory at a time.
🧠 What You'll Discover:
- Why traditional brain games fail—and what *actually* works
- The neuroscience of emotional memory and reminiscence therapy
- How AI is being used to scale joy, not just features
- A story of one man’s mother who spoke again after years of silence
- How caregivers are using gameplay to track emotional changes before clinical ones
🎙️ About Bruce:
Bruce Elliott is the founder of Memory Lane Games, a globally recognized dementia support app backed by clinicians, loved by caregivers, and rooted in human-first design. His mission: restore joy, dignity, and storytelling to lives affected by memory loss.
💬 If you’ve ever watched someone you love slowly fade—this conversation might offer a light you didn’t know you needed.