This article examines how music therapy can improve mood, motivation, emotional status, and cognitive functions in clients with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS can affect a wide range of clinical areas that are also targets in music therapy, including motor control, fatigue, pain, dysphagia, psychiatric disorders, cognitive deficits, and quality of life. Up to 50% of...
… and your choice of instrument affects the brain in different ways. This article examined the impact of musical engagement on cognitive function in ageing populations, starting with 1107 people over 40. They looked at executive function and memory. For context, the authors cited other articles to illustrate the neural benefits of playing music, especially...
This article examines the impact of music therapy on cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Importantly, they noted that emotion plays a leading role in the brain’s ability to carry out cognitive tasks. The researchers examined global cognition, memory, language, speed of information processing, verbal fluency, and attention. They found that music therapy is...
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