Question

Why can Alzheimer’s patients often recognize familiar music, even though their other memories are harder to access? Their memories of music were considered “important” to them, so their brains still react to this sound. The music is louder than other sounds they hear. The area of the brain where music is processed is the same as where memory is processed. Alzheimer’s patients often have better hearing than other people.

Answer 1

Answer:

ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴏʀ sɪɴɢɪɴɢ sᴏɴɢs ᴄᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀᴀʟ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟᴢʜᴇɪᴍᴇʀ's ᴅɪsᴇᴀsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʏᴘᴇs ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴀ. ᴍᴜsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴘʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀʟᴢʜᴇɪᴍᴇʀ's ᴅɪsᴇᴀsᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴋᴇʏ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ʟɪɴᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴜsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴇᴀsᴇ.