dementia
In Alzheimer’s, the songs that stay familiar come from earlier childhood
A Helsinki study of 101 older adults found pleasure in old songs held steady as dementia advanced, while the songs that felt familiar slid…
Singing did no better than conversation in a small dementia trial
Fifteen Amsterdam nursing-home residents tried both a singing group and a talking group; each helped in a different way, and neither came out ahead.
Hearing impairment tracked with dementia in a rural South African cohort
Among 567 older adults in Mpumalanga, 70% of those with dementia had impaired hearing against 36% of those with normal cognition, and the risk…
Screen-delivered music preserved autobiographical memory in dementia trial
In a 166-person Finnish trial, pre-recorded group sessions and live music therapy both held autobiographical memory steady over 10 weeks, but neither moved general…