Graphical Abstract. Credit: Brain Communications (2026).
DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcag196 What happens in the brain of someone with dementia when they hear music that means something to them? Researchers from Alzheimer Center Amsterdam and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience mapped how the brain responds to personally meaningful music.
First reported by Medical Xpress.
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