Scientists Using The Beatles To Fight Dementia
The key to treating dementia? Take two Beatles records and call me in the morning. Researchers are using the music of the Beatles – and other artists – to determine…
The Beatles (L-R) Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 – 2001), Ringo Starr and John Lennon (1940 – 1980) (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Central Press/Getty ImagesThe key to treating dementia? Take two Beatles records and call me in the morning.
Researchers are using the music of the Beatles - and other artists - to determine how listening to music can impact memory in older adults.
The team would scan people's brains while they listened to a one-hour playlist of their favorite songs, measuring neurological response.
They found that music can help open up parts of the brain that get cut off in elderly people - particularly those with dementia.
Why do you think music triggers so many memories? Do you have any memories attached to certain songs or lyrics?
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