Music, Spatial Task Performance, and Brain Plasticity in Elderly Adults

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Oct;64(10):e78-e80. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14361. Epub 2016 Aug 9.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologicil, Anesthesiological and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 27505151
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14361

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brain / physiology*
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / blood*
Cognitive Dysfunction / physiopathology
Cognitive Dysfunction / psychology*
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone / blood
Male
Music / psychology*
Music Therapy
Neuronal Plasticity*
Psychomotor Performance
Spatial Behavior
Task Performance and Analysis*

Substances

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
BDNF protein, human
Hydrocortisone