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How show tunes can bring back memories for those with Alzheimer's by Emine Saner

A US study has found that people with dementia not only react to music, but that it can help them improve their mental abilityKathryn Smith, director of operations at the Alzheimer's Society, visited a singing group in Wales run by the charity as part of its Singing for the Brain programme. One woman with Alzheimer's would sit in silence, smiling occasionally. Nobody had ever heard her speak. But when the group …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31PM on November 12, 2013

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