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Researchers investigating connection between music and dementia

Researchers investigating connection between music and dementia

Update: 2025-12-19
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Researchers at the University of Auckland have been given an $850,000 grant to investigate the power of music for people with dementia. The collaboration with Yale University in the US aims to find out why patients still respond to music even as their memory fades. Felix Walton has more.
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Researchers investigating connection between music and dementia

Researchers investigating connection between music and dementia