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Cases of dementia worldwide are estimated to double, if not triple, by2050. Since there is no cure for dementia, prevention, early diagnosisand interventions that slow down cognitive decline are critical. How-ever, early diagnosis of dementia remains a challenge. Chakrabartyet al. propose that certain cognitive tests, such as those targetingpragmatic skills, may facilitate early detection of cognitive decline indementia. The authors argue that disruption to pragmatic processing may precede a deficit in episodic memory, which is considereda hallmark of unfolding Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and that the hip-pocampus, which is a locus of early neurodegenerative changes in AD, also supports pragmatic processing