Als Paul McCartney „Get Back“ schrieb, hätte er nie vorhergesehen, wie nützlich oder relevant das Lied für Musiktherapeuten werden würde. Der Refrain des Songs – „Geh zurück, wo du einmal hingehörtest“ (Get Back To Where You Once Belonged) – könnte genauso gut ein Therapeut sein, der einen Demenzpatienten ermutigt, sich an eine ferne Erinnerung zu […]
New Exciting Research Asks – Can Listening to the Beatles Improve Your Memory? Music Just Might Stir Your Brain
When Paul McCartney wrote “Get Back,” he never would have predicted how useful or relevant the song would become for music therapists. The song’s refrain—”Get back to where you once belonged”—might as well be a therapist encouraging a dementia patient to recall a distant memory. In new research, Psyche Loui, an associate professor of music, is […]
Promising Research Links Flu Vaccination to a 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Summary: Older adults who received at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease over the course of a four-year follow-up than their peers who did not receive a vaccine. People who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers to develop Alzheimer’s disease over […]