{"id":377,"date":"2015-01-30T03:59:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T03:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/brain_blog\/?p=377"},"modified":"2015-01-30T03:59:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T03:59:32","slug":"music-and-the-brain-of-an-alzheimers-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/brain_blog\/2015\/01\/music-and-the-brain-of-an-alzheimers-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Music and the Brain of an Alzheimer&#8217;s Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"music4surgery\" data-hashtags=\"causes+of+Alzheimer%27s\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/brain_blog\/2015\/01\/music-and-the-brain-of-an-alzheimers-patient\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The brain of the patient with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is affected in a manner that has been described as being filled with tangled, plaque-laden dendrites. \u00a0Although, I believe that we are closer to a cure than ever before, it still stands to be a major disease with us aging baby boomers.<\/p>\n<p>Research is being conducted in universities and hospitals around the world and there are many new possible correlations between life-style issues and later development of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. \u00a0Dietetic links, environmental links, emotional links; all are being looked at under the microscope and considered as something could possibly lead to a diagnosis of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n<p>So how does music positively affect the brain of the Alzheimer&#8217;s patient? \u00a0Here are five ways that a recent article on www.alzheimers.net put forth:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1. Music evokes emotions that bring memories.<\/strong>\n<p><b><\/b>Music can evoke emotion in even the most advanced of Alzheimer\u2019s patients. Neurologist<a href=\"http:\/\/theweek.com\/article\/index\/226809\/how-music-improves-the-memory-of-dementia-patients\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Oliver Sacks<\/a> says that, \u201cMusic evokes emotion, and emotion can bring with it memory\u2026 it brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can.\u201d By pairing music with every day\u00a0activities, patients can develop a rhythm that helps them to the recall the memory of that\u00a0activity, improving cognitive ability over time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2.\u00a0Musical aptitude and appreciation are two of the last remaining abilities in dementia patients.<\/strong>\n<p><b><\/b>Linda Maguire, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/health-and-families\/health-news\/singing-boosts-brain-activity-in-alzheimers-patients-scientists-say-8933021.html\" target=\"_blank\">lead author on the study<\/a> wrote, \u201cMusical aptitude and music appreciation are two of the last remaining abilities in patients with Alzheimer\u2019s.\u201d Because these two\u00a0abilities remain long after other abilities have passed, music is an excellent way to reach\u00a0beyond the disease and reach the person.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3. Music can bring emotional and physical closeness.<\/strong>\n<p>In the later stages of dementia, patients often <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzfdn.org\/EducationandCare\/musictherapy.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">lose the ability to share emotions<\/a> with caregivers. Through music, as long as they are ambulatory, they can often dance. Dancing can lead to hugs, kisses and touching which brings security and memories.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4. Singing is engaging.<\/strong>\n<p>The singing sessions in the study engaged more than just the brain and the area related to singing. As singing activated the left side of the brain, listening to music sparked activity in the right and watching the class activated visual areas of the brain. With so much of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzheimers.net\/2014-03-06\/stimulating-activities-for-alzheimers-patients\/\">brain being\u00a0stimulated<\/a>, the patients were exercising more mind\u00a0power than usual.<\/li>\n<li><strong>5. Music can shift mood, manage stress and stimulate positive interactions.<\/strong>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzfdn.org\/EducationandCare\/musictherapy.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation of America<\/a>\u00a0has an entire web page dedicated to music therapy in Alzheimer\u2019s patients. They say that, \u201cWhen used appropriately, music can shift mood, manage stress-induced agitation, stimulate positive interactions, facilitate cognitive function and coordinate motor movements.\u201d This is because music requires little to no mental processing, so singing music does not require the cognitive function that is not present\u00a0in most dementia patients.<\/li>\n<li>For more information about this, see\u00a0http:\/\/www.alzheimers.net\/2014-07-21\/why-music-boosts-brain-activity-in-dementia-patients\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet The brain of the patient with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is affected in a manner that has been described as being filled with tangled, plaque-laden dendrites. \u00a0Although, I believe that we are closer to a cure than ever before, it still stands to be a major disease with us aging baby boomers. 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