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November 20, 2005
Singing for the Brain (and Helping Alzheimer's)
The BBC News examines a group in Great Britain that helps people with dementia through song.
Singing tutor Liz McNaughton, a freelance voice coach with Singing for the Brain, explained the concept had been so popular and successful that she had been asked to run workshops for people with Parkinson's Disease, those who had strokes and head injuries and for people with special needs.
"It would seem, and there is a lot of research about this, that the music has the ability to access words. It is so powerful that people who have lost their ability to speak can access songs and words from the melody."
She said the singing sessions appeared to have positive effects on participants' cognitive powers, their physical ability and their emotions.
Posted by linda at November 20, 2005 1:58 AM
