Music engages an extensive network of auditory, cognitive, motor, and emotional processing
regions in the brain. Coupled with the fact that the emotional and cognitive impact of music is …

Music has the capacity to engage auditory, cognitive, motor, and emotional functions across
cortical and subcortical brain regions and is relatively preserved in aging and dementia …

Music has an important meaning in the lives of many elderly persons. Its capacity to evoke
emotions and influence mood and arousal is often relatively well preserved also in …

Abstract Purpose of the Study: During aging, musical activities can help maintain physical
and mental health and cognitive abilities, but their rehabilitative use has not been …

Dementia is the most significant health issue facing our aging population. With no cure to
date, there is an urgent need for the development of interventions that can alleviate …

The aging population is growing rapidly, raising rates of cognitive impairment, which makes
strategies for protection against cognitive impairment increasingly important. There is little …

During the last decades, there have been major advances in mapping the brain regions that
underlie our ability to perceive, experience, and produce music and how musical training …

Recent evidence suggests that music-based interventions can be beneficial in maintaining
cognitive, emotional, and social functioning in persons with dementia (PWDs). Our aim was …

Music is a highly versatile form of art and communication that has been an essential part of
human society since its early days. Neuroimaging studies indicate that music is a powerful …

As the population ages, the prevalence of dementia is increasing. Distressing behavioral
problems are often part of the illness. This review considers the available evidence for …