Musicians maintain memory, hearing as they age
This study shows that experience or a background in music helps to combat age-related communication problems.
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Music helps to protect the ageing brain.
Lifelong musical training appears to confer advantages in at least two important functions known to decline with age - memory and the ability to hear speech in noise.
Researchers compared American adults aged 45 to 65 years with and without musical experience. It was found that the 18 musicians in the study performed much better on tests of hearing memory and the ability to hear speech in noisy settings compared to the 19 non-musicians.
Difficulty hearing speech in noise is among the most common complaints of older adults, but age-related hearing loss only partially accounts for this problem that can lead to social isolation and depression. It's well known that adults with virtually the same hearing profile can differ dramatically in their ability to hear speech in noise.
Sound is the stock in trade of the musician in much the same way that a painter of portraits is keenly attuned to the visual attributes of the paint that will convey his or her subject.
This study shows that experience or a background in music helps to combat age-related communication problems.
Lifelong musical training appears to confer advantages in at least two important functions known to decline with age - memory and the ability to hear speech in noise.
Researchers compared American adults aged 45 to 65 years with and without musical experience. It was found that the 18 musicians in the study performed much better on tests of hearing memory and the ability to hear speech in noisy settings compared to the 19 non-musicians.
Difficulty hearing speech in noise is among the most common complaints of older adults, but age-related hearing loss only partially accounts for this problem that can lead to social isolation and depression. It's well known that adults with virtually the same hearing profile can differ dramatically in their ability to hear speech in noise.
Sound is the stock in trade of the musician in much the same way that a painter of portraits is keenly attuned to the visual attributes of the paint that will convey his or her subject.
This study shows that experience or a background in music helps to combat age-related communication problems.
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