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To that end, Lam started MediNotes. He is recruiting musicians to volunteer in spaces like hospitals and long-term care facilities. Liu is helping with the effort. Lynda Bussgang, the director of ...

with Soft Healing Sounds and Deep Sleep Songs. Relaxriver provides you music for relaxation, study and meditation. We are a collective of musicians who compose calming music for passion ...

Music therapy taps into long-term memory, which remains intact longer than short-term memory in dementia patients.

That song will always evoke happy memories, an anchor in a stormy time. Music is so powerful and healing, enabling connection.Watching the magical music therapist at Mom’s facility, as well as ...

The profound impact of music on memory, especially those living with dementia, has been increasingly recognised by researchers in recent years. It's commonly known, for example, that people with ...

BBC Music Memories is a website designed to use music to help people with dementia reconnect with their most powerful memories. Evidence shows that music can help people with dementia to feel and ...