Music Aids Alzheimer's Patients' Memories
We’ve all noticed how easily we remember things if they are tied to music. If we hear a song on the radio we haven’t hear in twenty years, we can still sing along. This is because the part of our brains that deals with music has some unique abilities with regard to memory. Researchers are discovering that Alzheimer’s patients perform remarkably well if memory is tied to music.
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are better able to remember new verbal information when it is provided in the context of music even when compared to healthy, older adults. The findings, which currently appear on-line in Neuropsychologia, offer possible applications in treating and caring for patients with AD.
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