Summary/Review
Dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (DAT) is a common form of dementia that affects individual’s memories. They can be long term or short term and can consist of loss of recent conversation, events and names. The article “Emotional Recognition from Face, Voice, and Music in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type” focused on the “emotional recognition from both face and voice” (Drapeau, Gosselin, Gagon, Peretz, & Lorrain, 2009). According to Drapeau et al., during the onset stages of Alzheimer’s disease important structures in the brain become damaged. The areas included are the hippocampus which regulates emotions, and is associated with long term memory, and the amygdala which is responsible for emotions and memory. “Damage to the amygdala …show more content…
In regards to Music and DAT every individual will perceive music differently. “If the notes of a given sequence are played with different relative durations, we will hear completely different melodies” (Wolfe et al., 2015). Music is not processed in only one area in the brain. This is supported by musicians who can recognize melodies better with the right ear which sends the information to their left hemisphere. Lesions also help us to see the effect of music and perception of pitch may become affected. As well as agnosia which is the failure of recognition of things because of damage to the brain. When listening to music it involves all parts of the brain “complex sounds is relatively balanced across the two hemispheres” (Wolfe et al., 2015). Any sound being heard first activates the primary auditory cortex and relies on the belt and parebelt areas. Music enters the auditory system and that system connects with the brain stem, midbrain, and high level structures to help patients activate their motor function and can cause the amygdala and hippocampus to detect
Dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (DAT) is a common form of dementia that affects individual’s memories. They can be long term or short term and can consist of loss of recent conversation, events and names. The article “Emotional Recognition from Face, Voice, and Music in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type” focused on the “emotional recognition from both face and voice” (Drapeau, Gosselin, Gagon, Peretz, & Lorrain, 2009). According to Drapeau et al., during the onset stages of Alzheimer’s disease important structures in the brain become damaged. The areas included are the hippocampus which regulates emotions, and is associated with long term memory, and the amygdala which is responsible for emotions and memory. “Damage to the amygdala …show more content…
In regards to Music and DAT every individual will perceive music differently. “If the notes of a given sequence are played with different relative durations, we will hear completely different melodies” (Wolfe et al., 2015). Music is not processed in only one area in the brain. This is supported by musicians who can recognize melodies better with the right ear which sends the information to their left hemisphere. Lesions also help us to see the effect of music and perception of pitch may become affected. As well as agnosia which is the failure of recognition of things because of damage to the brain. When listening to music it involves all parts of the brain “complex sounds is relatively balanced across the two hemispheres” (Wolfe et al., 2015). Any sound being heard first activates the primary auditory cortex and relies on the belt and parebelt areas. Music enters the auditory system and that system connects with the brain stem, midbrain, and high level structures to help patients activate their motor function and can cause the amygdala and hippocampus to detect