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Off Topic => Off Topic Discussion => Topic started by: Masked Man on December 18, 2025, 12:52:39 am

Title: Re: Connection between music and memory/ listening to music almost every day lowered their risk of dementia by nearly 40
Post by: Masked Man on January 17, 2026, 02:00:37 am

Can music be good for our brain and heart?
12 January 2026

New research shows engaging with music is linked to better cognitive function and a reduced risk of dementia and heart disease in later life.

LINK:
https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/1/can-music-be-good-for-our-brain-and-heart/

Title: Connection between music and memory/ listening to music almost every day lowered their risk of dementia by nearly 40%
Post by: Masked Man on December 18, 2025, 12:52:39 am

Ask the doctors: The connection between music and memory
Dec 10, 2025

SUMMARY:
"a healing practice that, while making headlines today, dates back centuries. We’re tempted to cite the use of music in psychiatric hospitals in the early 1800s as one of the earliest formal uses of it to improve mental and emotional health....

In exploring the effects of music on cognition, researchers have found some surprises...

music may have a protective effect on cognition. This includes the study you asked about from researchers in Australia who specialize in neuropsychiatry and dementia. They analyzed a decade of data collected from 10,800 healthy adults in their 70s. They found that people who reported listening to music almost every day lowered their risk of dementia by nearly 40%. The protective effect also extended to general cognitive decline. When assessed separately, the music group outperformed the nonmusic group on cognitive function and memory tests..."


LINK:
https://www.wataugademocrat.com/columns/ask-the-doctors-the-connection-between-music-and-memory/article_844f5d4f-6cae-4238-bd24-914a640b6909.html
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LINK:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/dec/11/ask-the-doctors-the-connection-between-music-and-m/