Music Enhances Autobiographical Memory in Mild Alzheimer's Disease

Autor/inn/en	El Haj, Mohamad; Postal, Virginie; Allain, Philippe
Titel	Music Enhances Autobiographical Memory in Mild Alzheimer's Disease
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 38 (2012) 1, S.30-41 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2010.515897
Schlagwörter	Music; Alzheimers Disease; Diseases; Patients; Memory; Recall (Psychology); Emotional Response; Correlation; Cognitive Ability; Evaluation Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musik; Disease; Krankheit; Patient; Gedächtnis; Abberufung; Emotionales Verhalten; Korrelation; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	Studies have shown that the "Four Seasons" music may enhance the autobiographical performance of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. We used a repeated measures design in which autobiographical recall of 12 mild AD patients was assessed using a free narrative method under three conditions: (a) in "Silence," (b) after being exposed to the opus "Four Seasons", and (c) after being exposed to their own Chosen music. Recall was higher in the Chosen than in the "Four Seasons" conditions, and both were higher than in Silence. Autobiographical improvement was also characterized by an enhancement of positive emotional words. The findings suggest that music enhances autobiographical recall by promoting positive emotional memories. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10