Playing an instrument, singing can help the brain defend against

 https://www.studyfinds.org/music-instruments-singing-dementia/

How to use music to boost your wellbeing

https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/mind-body/how-to-use-music-to-boost-your-wellbeing/news-story/afb586714e02bb79f51f01055574199d 

How the brain processes music—and uses it to boost function

https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/life-examined/evolution-music/david-silbersweig-brain-psychiatry-music 

What Happens in the Brain When People Make Music Together

https://neurosciencenews.com/music-collaberation-brain-18607/ 

Music is key in helping those living with dementia

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/3236983/dementia-music-therapy-aberdeenshire/ 

How the Brain Thinks about Music Even in Silence |

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/neuroscience-of-imagined-music

USING MUSIC AND WORDS TO BRIDGE DEMENTIA

 https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/using-music-and-words-to-bridge-dementia?utm_source=newsletter_356&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=music-world-news

Even Picking up Music as an Adult May Boost Your Memory | Forbes

 https://www.forbes.com/sites/evaamsen/2021/06/30/even-picking-up-music-as-an-adult-may-boost-your-memory/?sh=5debf1c57760

5 tech tricks for learning a musical instrument

 How technology can help you learn a musical instrument | Popular Science (popsci.com)

Music in Medicine: Power of music can greatly help Parkinson’s patients

https://www.chronicleonline.com/lifestyle/music-in-medicine-power-of-music-can-greatly-help-parkinson-s-patients/article_b592c894-e262-11eb-90d5-dbfd6cc9ff6b.html 

Seniors playing an instrument will find 'no pain, great gain'

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/features/seniors-playing-an-instrument-will-find-no-pain-great-gain-_225433 

Stroke patients may recover faster after listening to their favorite singer

 https://www.studyfinds.org/stroke-patients-recover-faster-after-listening-favorite-singer

Yes, earworms are annoying, but they may help you process memories

 https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2021/07/18/Earworms-music-therapy-research-study-neurological-song-stuck-in-head/stories/202107070128

How do lullabies work?

https://www.abc.net.au/classic/read-and-watch/music-reads/ask-russell-how-do-lullabies-work/13446430 

Listening to singing helps stroke victims regain speech, study finds

 Listening to singing helps stroke victims regain speech, study finds | Montreal Gazette

New music program aims to help those with memory problems

https://azpbs.org/horizon/2021/08/music-program-help-with-memory-problems/ 

Learning or relearning a musical instrument can reap big rewards for adults

 https://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/202112/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1746741#articleId1746741

Eat your vegetables, exercise, get good sleep and … learn an instrument? Another helpful way to keep your mind sharp, decrease stress and feel content is to strum a six-string, tickle the ivories, sing a tune or strike a snare. The secret to feeling young and happy, say the experts, is to learn and play a musical instrument, at any age.

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