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The influence of music on the state of memory

26.07.2022

Regular listening to music by older people has a positive effect on brain function and improves memory. This conclusion was reached by a group of therapists, neurologists and geriatricians led by Psyche Louis, director of the Music Visualization and Neural Dynamics Laboratory.

During the study, volunteers aged 54 to 89 were asked to listen to a music playlist daily for an hour, tailored to their preferences. Participants of the experiment kept diaries describing their state of health and impressions. Scientists measured the parameters of brain activity for each musical session.

Listening to music has been found to improve communication between the auditory sensory system and the brain structures associated with the reward system. Music sessions affected brain activity by touching the medial prefrontal cortex. It is known that a reduction in the volume of this zone leads to a disturbance in the perception of events, the development of depression, and in old age - to functional disorders inherent in dementia, including memory impairment.

Listening to music familiar to the participants in the experiment and loved by them had the greatest effect, especially if the songs were chosen for the playlist by the volunteers themselves.

The authors of the study indicated that regular listening to music improves memory, which can be used to prevent disorders of this brain function.

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