Music as a Temporary Cure for Alzheimer's Symptoms

It is an unfortunate reality that Alzheimer's Disease is readily increasing in the elderly with little to no abate. The cure has not yet been found and symptoms continue to cause pain to those involved -- suffering from both the disease and the diseased.

We all know that music has emotional benefit: it can excite and calm and induce a wonderfully cathartic weeping session. This applies whether you’re healthy or sick; whether you have Parkinson’s or autism or Alzheimer’s. But recent studies have also shown that music actually helps people remember things better!

Studies involving brain activity and music date back many decades -- and we have even discussed many different effects previously here. The most popular, however, is most likely "The Mozart Effect" in which research shows that certain types of music, most notably Mozart, increased brain function and testing abilities. Studies that followed often failed to yield the same results, however, a recent study, found that Alzheimer’s patients can remember new information if it is sung to them much better than if it is spoken (as opposed to healthy people who can remember it equally well when sung as opposed to spoken).


(This video is recommended by a learned Alzheimer's writer: Marty D from theamazingmind.com to aid memory recall in Alzheimer's patients)