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Dr. Bruce Miller

Dr. Bruce Miller, M.D. is a behavioral neurologist at the University of California, San Francisco studying the relationship between the brain, behavior and different types of dementia.

Question Answered By Dr. Bruce Miller

"If people with Alzheimer’s have earlier displays of behavioral changes, then how much do we know about where behavior is controlled inside the brain?"

"What are the earliest verbal signs of brain disease?"

"Is there any evidence behind non-drug approaches like reiki or CBD oil to help behavior?"

"Is there evidence out there that behavioral strategies do indeed work?"

"Do personality and behavioral changes become noticeable around the same time that biomarkers, such as the plaques and the tau tangles, become detectable?"

"What is your best advice for caregivers to maintain health?"

"What is acetylcholine?"

"Why do the hallucinations or the strange behavior come out when the sun goes down?"

"Is it important to have the same routine, give the patient the same expectations? Does that help with behavior?"

"What is happening inside the brain to change behavior?"

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