To ward off dementia, older adults may want to spend more time reading, praying, crafting, listening to music and engaging in ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? People often think of these musical memories as fixed snapshots of the past. But recent research by my team at the ...

A weekend of live events, concerts and discussions on the implications of music's unique capacity to be remembered. Produced by Radio 3 in partnership with the Wellcome Collection.

It’s no accident that people remember certain events in their lives because of music. Yiren Ren, a psychology researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology, and others published a new study that ...

Music is such a powerful medium that it is no wonder that it is being used in medical treatments, according to The ...

Playing a musical instrument or singing could help keep the brain healthy in older age, UK researchers suggest. Practising and reading music may help sustain good memory and the ability to solve ...

The Unforgettable Chorus in New York is using music to help people with memory loss reconnect with family, friends and themselves. Since 2011, the choir has been a beacon of hope, offering a space ...