Keeping the aging brain connected with words and music
In an era of seemingly endless panaceas for age-based mental decline, navigating through the clutter can be a considerable challenge.
by Vibhav Nandagiri , Duke Research Blog
Relative location of subcortical white matter fiber tracts (lateral view). Credit: Wikipedia
In an era of seemingly endless panaceas for age-based mental decline, navigating through the clutter can be a considerable challenge. However, a team of Duke researchers, led by cognitive neuroscientist Edna Andrews, Ph.D., think they may have found a robust and long-term solution to countering this decline and preventing pathologies in an aging brain. Their approach does not require an invasive procedure or some pharmacological intervention, just a good ear, some sheet music, and maybe an instrument or two.
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