Keep Music In Your Life And Dementia Might Never Come
About this episode
The episode discusses the positive effects of music on mental health and its potential to delay dementia in the elderly.
There have been several studies on the effect of music on mental health. This is especially true with the elderly. A long running study out of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia is finding that dementia may be delayed in the over 70 set if music is in their lives.
People in this episode
Host: Judlyne Lilly
Topics covered
- music
- mental health
- dementia
- elderly care
- research
Keywords
- music
- dementia
- mental health
- elderly
- Monash University
- Melbourne
- studies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Monash University
Places: Melbourne
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