Joe Verghese

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Dr. Joe Verghese is the chair of the neurology department at Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, who has observed improvements in mood among dementia patients using AI companions, although he questions their impact on cognitive function.

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Dr. Joe Verghese is a neurologist at Stony Brook Medicine who contributed to the research on older adults and cognitive impairment.

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