More on Music's Power to Trigger Memories
Fast Company reports on a device designed to help trigger memories for aging patients with sound [http://www.fastcoexist.com/3040245/this-device-triggers-memories-in-alzheimers-patients-by-playing-music-they-remember#1] . It's another testimony to the power and the usefulness of listening to music, and it shows the good sense Nir Barzilai displayed in a recent…
Now that's planning ahead
Kate Murphy on Nir Barzilai at The New York Times [http://nyti.ms/1sDsfWk]— > But also there’s evidence that people with Alzheimer’s respond well to music they know. I’m preparing my Alzheimer’s playlist, which will include the first song I remember hearing in English, Tom…
Alive Inside
Alive Inside, which I first noticed two years ago [http://tmblr.co/ZhkhVyJXhVnq] , is nearing release. Here's more from The Daily Beast. > Using an iPod, Alzheimer's patients who have not spoken in years begin to sing along with the music of their youth http://t.…