memory
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…
Seniors who kept playing an instrument held onto working memory
Kyoto University followed adults who started lessons at an average age of 73; four years on, those who quit lost verbal working memory and…
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…