Music and Health
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Music & Neurosciences V – Blog 9 (Music and Dementia)
Hello Dear Reader The last blog of Music and Neurosciences V (Day 4) covers the final symposium of the event, which focused on Music Cognition and Dementia. This symposium was organised by my colleague Andrea Halpern and one of her collaborators, Jason Warren. I was looking forward to this symposium given the focus on music and memory. “Dementia” is not a single disease. It is a term that represents roughly 100 different conditions, including Alzheimer’s. Dementia currently affects about 10% of those over 65 years of age, and 47% of those over 85. Based on current projections, with an ageing population, the raw numbers of people dealing with dementia are…
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Music & Neurosciences V – Blog 8 (Music and Infants)
Hello Dear Reader The morning of Day 4 of the Music and Neurosciences V conference featured yet another beautiful blue sky. It has rained quite a bit in Switzerland lately so it has been nice to experience a run of pleasant weather. One of the best things about Dijon is the recent pedestrianization of the streets, which means I have had lovely walks every day past the Palais Des Ducs to the talk venue. This pleasant amble will be missed. Although tired – this was the last day of the conference – I was determined not to miss the final two symposia of the conference. They featured comment along the…
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