Collective Music Team Takes Aim at Dementia ITA kicked off our new Bridging Memory Through Music™ program with the first training for the staff, musicians, and volunteers. Bridging Memory Through Music™ is a unique music program for adults with dementia. It is a consecutive 12-week program that is based on existing research and literature that […]
ITA Welcomes New Board Members
Learn all about the two newest additions to our Board of Directors ITA would like to extend a warm welcome to our two newest board members, Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour and Leslie Chamberlain. Read on to learn more about them: Borna Bonakdarpour, MD Borna Bonakdarpour received his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences. His doctoral […]
Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley wants to help families dealing with Primary Progressive Aphasia
Physician recommends Music Therapy for treating symptoms of Dementia Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley shares her mother’s experience with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) in the October/November issue of Neurology Now. People with PPA, a rare form of dementia that affects areas of the brain responsible for speech and language, often have trouble finding or understanding words, and […]