Scientists say processing of music stays intact for a long time for people suffering from Alzheimer's and other degenerative ...
Growing evidence suggests lifelong learning can help combat cognitive decline, but many older adults with dementia avoid ...
When the cameras caught this iconic singer crying during a legendary tribute performance, fans assumed he was just moved by ...
Music has long been celebrated for its cognitive and emotional benefits. While much of the focus has been on children, recent studies highlight that older adults can also benefit from learning a new ...
A SERIES of interlocking encounters with memorials, both musical and physical, has a weighty, monumental bearing. Its solemn reflections centre on — or, as Eichler might put it, listen to — four works ...
A series of interlocking encounters with memorials both musical and physical, Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance by Jeremy Eichler, former chief music ...
When a close friend died unexpectedly, Modest Mussorgsky found a way to remember him. He visited an exhibition of artist Viktor Hartmann's work and turned the experience into music. Many of the ...
This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe. Fabian Ramirez remembers going to Carnaval San Francisco while ...
When a loved one starts to lose their memory, it creates new challenges for family members. But in a western Minnesota town, they're battling Alzheimer's disease and dementia with music. Jan Lerohl is ...