Ask anyone in a choir why they enjoy it, and they will tell you likely about the euphoric effects singing has on their mental health. A team of neuroscientists and clinical psychologists believe these benefits could extend to improving brain function and treating aphasia (a language disorder). Pr
Singing is emerging as a solution for improving brain function and staving off age-related cognitive disease.
“Ultimately, the aim through our work with persons with aphasia is to use singing as a tool to train speech production and eventually enable them to communicate without singing. But through the choirs we are beginning to see how this approach is translating to people’s daily life as an important communication tool,” said Särkämö.
Early results from a longitudinal study, which compared neurocognitive functioning between members of senior choirs and healthy older adults showed the positive effects of singing on cognitive and auditory functioning and the importance of the social interaction it brings, which may help delay the onset of dementia.
He is both optimistic and realistic about this work. “This is all about trying to stimulate the remaining networks in the brain. We believe singing could help to regain some of those functions, but of course with Alzheimer’s it’s a brutal, progressive disorder so it’s a matter of buying more time and trying to slow down the pattern of decline happening already.”Someone else firmly focused on responding to the challenges of an aging population is Christian A. Drevon, Professor of medicine at the.
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