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Dementia and Alzheimer ’s Disease
10
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World congress on
Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Research | Volume: 3
The TTAP Method; A Proven Structured Non-pharmaceutical Approach to Enhancing Cognition and
Socialization in Mild-Moderate Stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Linda Levine Madori
St.Thomas Aquinas College, USA
T
his Paper will establish through an examination of
neurobiology the how and why the creative art therapies
most effectively be utilized in the treatment with those
individuals afflicted with early to middle stages of dementia,
specifically Alzheimer’s Disease, which currently comprises
approximately 80% of all dementia’s. An in-depth overview on
how Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming© (TTAPMethod)
stimulatesbothright and leftbrain functioning intheearlystages
to middle stages of Alzheimer’s disease will be analyzed from
various clinical studies done in 2011, 2012, 2013. This paper will
cover the most recent and basic functional organization of the
brain, neuroplasticity, including neurons, neurotransmitters and
areas of the brain involved in transforming perceptual inputs
into physiological responses and behaviors (Damasio, 1998,
1999; Golomb, J.,1996, Grober, E., 1999; Kandel, Schwartz
& Jessel, 2000; LeDoux, 2000; Levine Madori, 2007-2014). A
review the innovative new methodology, the TTAP Method©
which utilizes person centered themes within the therapeutic
process to engaged participants in a twelve step process that
incorporates mediation & mindfulness, drawing, sculpture,
movement, phototherapy and other forms of the creative
arts into an ongoing enriching non-pharmaceutical approach
for this special and rapidly growing population. This method
substantiates how art therapy is quickly becoming a powerful
window into brain functioning and self-discovery (Cozolino,
2012, Luzebrink, 2013, Hass-Cohen, 2014).
e:
linda.levine@kuleuven.be