{"688354":{"#nid":"688354","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Can flickering lights and sound slow Alzheimer\u2019s? A researcher seeks that answer","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECan Alzheimer\u2019s disease be slowed by flickering lights and sound?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThat is the question that drives\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/user\/1105\u0022\u003EAnnabelle Singer\u003C\/a\u003E, a McCamish Foundation Early Career Professor in the Wallace H.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech and Emory University. In\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/singer.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eher lab\u003C\/a\u003E on Tech\u2019s campus in Atlanta, Singer is trying to better understand patterns of neural activity in the brain and what goes wrong with Alzheimer\u2019s patients. Building on that knowledge, she hopes to develop new ways to treat the disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWe are taking a really different approach to Alzheimer\u2019s,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve determined how neural activity that is essential for memory fails in Alzheimer\u2019s disease. We\u2019re then using that information to develop brain stimulation that could improve brain health.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECan Alzheimer\u2019s disease be slowed by flickering lights and sound?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThat is the question that drives\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/user\/1105\u0022\u003EAnnabelle Singer\u003C\/a\u003E, a McCamish Foundation Early Career Professor in the Wallace H.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech and Emory University. In\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/singer.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eher lab\u003C\/a\u003E on Tech\u2019s campus in Atlanta, Singer is trying to better understand patterns of neural activity in the brain and what goes wrong with Alzheimer\u2019s patients. Building on that knowledge, she hopes to develop new ways to treat the disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWe are taking a really different approach to Alzheimer\u2019s,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve determined how neural activity that is essential for memory fails in Alzheimer\u2019s disease. We\u2019re then using that information to develop brain stimulation that could improve brain health.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2026-02-17 21:41:29","changed_gmt":"2026-02-18 16:01:43","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"CNN","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/health\/flickering-lights-sound-slow-alzheimers-annabelle-singer-spc","dateline":{"date":"2026-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"192253","name":"cos-neuro"},{"id":"108031","name":"College of Engineering; Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}