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Bruce Willis attends Tallulah's Idaho wedding in rare public outing amid dementia diagnosis
arts-and-entertainment10 days ago

Bruce Willis attends Tallulah's Idaho wedding in rare public outing amid dementia diagnosis

Bruce Willis made a rare public appearance at his daughter Tallulah's Idaho wedding to musician Justin Acee, three years after his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis; the moment was captured in a Vogue photo series showing him embracing Tallulah and her new husband, while Emma Heming Willis has said he may not fully recognize his illness due to anosognosia and Tallulah's wedding weekend underscored the care arrangements for the actor.

Bruce Willis Is Unaware He Has Dementia, Says Emma Heming Willis
entertainment7 months ago

Bruce Willis Is Unaware He Has Dementia, Says Emma Heming Willis

Emma Heming Willis reveals that Bruce Willis, 70, doesn’t know he has frontotemporal dementia due to anosognosia, following his 2022 aphasia diagnosis and retirement. The disease more often affects behavior and language than memory; Willis still recognizes his wife and their two daughters, but now requires around-the-clock care and lives separately as the couple adapts to his changing needs.

Emma Heming Willis Reveals Bruce Is Unaware He Has FTD
entertainment7 months ago

Emma Heming Willis Reveals Bruce Is Unaware He Has FTD

Emma Heming Willis says Bruce Willis is living with frontotemporal dementia and, due to anosognosia, is unaware of his diagnosis; she notes his retirement in 2022 for aphasia, FTD confirmation a year later, and a slow progression, with him still able to connect with family at times. There is no cure for FTD and life expectancy after onset is typically 7 to 13 years; the couple’s blended family has progressed with him as the disease advances.

Unveiling the Mysteries of the Human Brain's Hidden Networks.
neuroscience3 years ago

Unveiling the Mysteries of the Human Brain's Hidden Networks.

Researchers have identified specific brain network connections associated with anosognosia, a condition where patients are unaware of their neurological or psychiatric deficits. Using a technique called lesion network mapping, they identified separate networks linked to visual and motor anosognosia and a shared network responsible for awareness of these deficits. The shared network converged on the hippocampus and precuneus, both associated with memory. This is the first systematic analysis to highlight the role of the hippocampus in visual anosognosia.