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Is it therapeutic for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia to listen to a lot of Christmas carols or music around the holidays? Music has often been described as a universal language, and studies have ...

Inspired by her upbringing in South Korea, where caring for older adults is inherent to the culture, Kathy Siepker is channeling a personal connection into her research at The University of Texas at ...

Listening to music immediately after learning new information may help improve memory retention in older adults and individuals with mild Alzheimer’s disease. A new study published in the journal ...

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How” and “why” our brains like music are two separate questions. A recent popular article sheds light on how. Explorations of music’s benefits point us to the whys.