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Music and the Aging Brain describes brain functioning in aging and addresses the power of music to protect the brain from loss of function and how to cope with

Dementia is the most significant health issue facing our aging population. With no cure to date, there is an urgent need for the development of interventions th

The study of music and the brain can be traced back to the work of Gall in the 18th century, continuing with John Hughlings Jackson, August Knoblauch, Richard W

While growing older is inevitable, many of the troubles we associate with aging--including dementia, disability, and an increased dependence on others--are not.

Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles, Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even befo