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Dr. Allan Levey on Progress in Dementia Research

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Published Online: Nov 21st 2012

Allan Levey, MD., Ph.D., is a professor and chair of the Department of Neurology at Emory University. His lecture, Life of the Mind and Life of the Failing Mind: Progress in Dementia Research, was given as part of Emorys Life of the Mind lecture series. The series showcased Emorys leading faculty members each month during the spring of 2009.

For more information on Dr. Levey, visit http://neurology.emory.edu/Faculty/Levey.htm. For more information on the Life of the Mind series, please visit http://www.emory.edu/PROVOST/lectureseriesandseminars/lifeofthemind.php.

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