“It engages multiple brain areas at once, acting like a full-brain workout,” experts say.

People with dementia listen to a concert at the Marie-Juchacz nursing home in Germany's Würzburg. Monika Feldmeier/Nordbayerischer Musikbund/dpa Ten years ago the documentary "Alive Inside" showed ...

When J.L. Gallese’s father entered the later stages of dementia, music became a regular element of his care. There were a few LPs of old TV show theme songs that he loved, and they played on repeat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Older adults who engage with music may significantly lower their risk of dementia, according to a new study. Researchers at Monash ...

Music is a medicine of sorts. It can lower distress in people with dementia, a new study finds. The Nov. 14 study in Nature Mental Health showed the perks of music therapy, explains how music can ease ...

Research shows that when we listen to music, it's like a neurological CrossFit session for our brains, engaging multiple areas simultaneously. For people with dementia, this mental workout can be ...

Music therapy appears to ease depression among people with dementia It also might help improve social behavior and reduce anxiety Evidence suggests it won’t help with symptoms like agitation, ...

Listening to music in your older years may be more than pure enjoyment — it could cut your dementia risk by nearly 40%. Older adults who listened to music at least once a week had a significantly ...

Music activates multiple brain areas at once, creating a workout for the mind Dementia affects more than 6 million Americans and accounts for more than 100,000 deaths in the country each year, ...

I have recently read a number of short reports and studies of music and its effects on dementia. None are methodologically sophisticated and all of them have flaws. But taken together, they offer a ...