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Can Music Protect Your Brain? Study Says It Might Help Prevent Dementia

A new study from Australian researchers found that older adults who regularly listened to music had a 39% lower risk of dementia, the study reported recently.
The ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons followed more than 10,000 adults aged 70 and older for about a decade, Joanne Ryan said music can boost mood and stimulate multiple brain areas.
Of the study cohort, 10,893 participants were followed and about 7,000 participants who listened most days showed the greatest dementia risk reduction, while playing music reduced risk by about 35%.
Experts noted that music activates multiple brain regions, and Elizabeth Margulis said `listening to music is neuroprotective`, supporting neural pathways and cognitive health.
The researchers cautioned that the study and Harvard Medicine Magazine offers more on how music resonates in the brain.

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