- Creating simulations for older adults could potentially change their perspective and quality of life. What did you pick up as useful information in this week’s lecture, and what scenario do you think is worth creating as a simulated environment or situation (you can base it on a disease or social issue)? 2.Stress and its disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are linked to the development of diabetes and to increased risk for dementia. Can you think of some potential reasons for this? How could epigenetic mechanisms and psychological factors interact to modulate the risk for these conditions?
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