Researchers are using works by Johann Sebastian Bach, along with MEG and MRI scans, to investigate how the brain compensates for age-related changes. Older people are just as capable as younger ...

A new study found that older adults who play or listen to music frequently have a lower risk of developing dementia.

Learning to play a musical instrument can protect your brain from aging, building up a defense against cognitive decline that lasts a lifetime. Researchers from Canada and China discovered older ...

A brain-healthy lifestyle includes physical wellness, nutrition, emotional well-being, and social connection. Diets rich in fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats, like the Mediterranean diet, can ...

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This post is a review of I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine. By Daniel J. Levitin. W.W. Norton & Co. 405 pp. $32.50. In 1993, Nature magazine reported on a study suggesting that ...

“Music can change the world because it can change people.” —Bono The brain adapts. What isn’t used is lost, and what’s used constantly is bolstered. If a finger or entire limb is removed, the part of ...

Leonardo Bonetti used magnetoencephalography (MEG) and MRI scans to measure brain activity in young and older adults while they listened to classical music. The younger group performed better at ...