Listen To Music Dementia

Listen to music while doing a leisure activity such as knitting, chess, or reading a book can be great for dementia risks. When I study for an exam, I usually play music to help me think clearly and helps me remember the information I read. Dementia is caused by the interaction of genetic and environment influences. The challenges to get successful aging, is how can one prevent the cognitive functions from decline. From the article from Bugos, people with more complex jobs tend to have better task and memory function. (Bugos, 2007). Besides working, people who have mental skills, strategy, or planning have reduced age cognitive decline. Our mental capabilities will depend on how on our skills and task on our daily basis. Using the computer, for example, learning how to perform word, power point, and excel at a young age, but it doesn’t necessarily protect our cognitive decline. Aerobic exercises, yoga, and spinning has been associated with slowing cognitive decline. Exercises are one of the benefits …show more content…
Having musical training, help us on preserving attention and memory throughout our lifespan. When we listen to music, it helps promote our cognitive skill and memory formation. Discussed by Bugos article, that playing musical instruments have a correlation to high verbal memory task. An example, playing the piano displays greater spatial abilities. Pianists have more hand movement, while visual processing the musical notes, this allows to make the cognitive brain to work. The ability to perceive and recognize music brings out our emotions. Playing a musical instrument for many years, can enhance our cerebral cortex which can bring a higher degree of memory retention. I used to play the piano, during the time I played the piano, it helps me think and visualize the sound of music. Music can relieve anxiety and stress. Music therapy is the possible for intervention for cognitive