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Scientists at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh have discovered the functions of the area of the brain in which Alzheimer’s begins, offering hope for the development of future treatments.

Alzheimer’s disease is the commonest form of dementia with more than 520,000 people in the UK suffering from the disorder.

The first symptoms of this progressive disorder (which results from degeneration of networks in the ) are problems remembering the things that have happened to us. This type of memory is called .

This video is the culmination of documentaries that cover the history and origins of computing-based artificial intelligence.

[0:44–52:22] — The Thinking Machine

[52:22–59:26] — In Their Own Worlds (Claude Shannon)

[59:26–1:13:47] — The Thinking Machines

[1:13:47–2:07:42] — The Machine That Changed The World.

[2:07:42–2:34:36] — John McCarthy Interview.