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Music therapy may be helpful for children with a rare form of dementia. adriaticfoto/ Shutterstock

May 12, 2025

For children with a rare form of dementia, music could be a powerful therapy tool

Rebecca Atkinson, Anglia Ruskin University

There is currently no cure for Batten disease, which affects around 200 children in the UK.

Numerous studies have shown music therapy has many benefits for dementia patients. Unai Huizi Photography/ Shutterstock

October 15, 2024

Music and dementia: researchers are still making discoveries about how songs can help sufferers

Rebecca Atkinson, Anglia Ruskin University and Ming-Hung Hsu, Anglia Ruskin University

Music has a powerful effect on the brain.

Agissant sur de nombreuses zones cérébrales à la fois, la musique multiplie les effets bénéfiques tant pour retrouver des fonctions cognitives altérées que pour favoriser leur développement. Photo de Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels

November 23, 2021

De Parkinson aux lésions cérébrales, l’intérêt thérapeutique de la musique se confirme

Rebecca Atkinson, University of Brighton

Aider à la récupération du langage, de la marche, à gérer certains troubles du mouvement… Les études se multiplient pour prouver les effets de la musique. Et les expliquer au niveau neurologique.

Music has a powerful effect on the brain. meboonstudio/ Shutterstock

November 19, 2021

Why researchers are turning to music as a possible treatment for stroke, brain injuries and even Parkinson’s

Rebecca Atkinson, University of Brighton

Neurologic music therapy aims to help patients manage symptoms and function better in daily life.

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