Music Therapy Using Singing Training Improves Psychomotor Speed in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Neuropsychological and fMRI Study

Music Therapy Using Singing Training Improves Psychomotor Speed in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A Neuropsychological and fMRI Study

Background/Aims: To investigate the effect of singing training on the cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Methods: Ten AD patients (mean age 78.1 years) participated in music therapy using singing training once a week for 6 months (music therapy group). Each session was per...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Satoh, Toru Yuba, Ken-ichi Tabei, Yukari Okubo, Hirotaka Kida, Hajime Sakuma, Hidekazu Tomimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-09-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
Subjects:
Singing training
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Psychomotor speed
Music therapy
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/436960

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