Journal of Alzheimer s Disease,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
Background
No
effective
therapies
exist
to
prevent
neurodegenerative
mild
cognitive
impairment
(MCI)
related
Alzheimer's
disease.
Therapies
integrating
music
and/or
dance
are
promising
non-pharmacological
options
effectively
mitigate
decline.
Objective
To
deepen
our
understanding
of
individuals’
relationships
(i.e.,
histories,
experiences,
and
attitudes)
with
dance,
in
order
incorporate
such
knowledge
into
the
design
music-
dance-based
interventions,
thereby
improving
therapeutic
outcomes.
Methods
Eleven
older
adults
MCI
five
their
care
partners/
spouses
(4
M/12F;
Black:
n
=
4,
White:
10,
Hispanic/Latino:
2;
Age:
71.4
±
9.6
years)
first
completed
questionnaires,
then
participated
focus
groups
that
captured
aspects
dance.
Emergent
themes
were
extracted
from
four
major
topics,
including:
(1)
experience
history,
(2)
enjoyment
preferences,
(3)
confidence
barriers,
(4)
impressions
as
tools.
Results
Thematic
analysis
revealed
participants’
positive
potential
citing
perceived
neuropsychological,
emotional,
physical
benefits.
Participants
viewed
integral
lives,
identities
within
a
culture,
family,
and/
or
community.
also
identified
lifelong
engagement
barriers
that,
conjunction
negative
feedback,
instilled
persistent
low
self-efficacy
regarding
dancing
active
engagement.
Questionnaires
verified
moderately-strong
relationships,
which
strongest
passive
forms
(e.g.,
listening).
Conclusions
Our
findings
support
associated
perceptions
toward
therapy
may
offer
valuable
insights
enhance
efficacious
engaging
for
individuals
MCI.
Sensors,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
25(6), С. 1807 - 1807
Опубликована: Март 14, 2025
The
act
of
performing
music
may
induce
a
specific
state
mind,
musicians
potentially
becoming
immersed
and
detached
from
the
rest
world.
May
this
be
measured?
Does
mind
change
based
on
repetition?
In
collaboration
with
Stavanger
Symphony
Orchestra
(SSO),
we
developed
protocols
to
investigate
ongoing
changes
in
brain
activation
first
violinist
second
real
time
during
seven
sequential,
public
concerts
using
functional
near-infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS).
Using
wireless
fNIRS
systems
(Brite
MKII)
Artinis,
measured
hemodynamic
projected
audience
through
software
OxySoft
3.5.15.2.
We
subsequently
for
further
analyses
Matlab
toolboxes
Brainstorm
Homer2/Homer3.
Our
demonstrate
how
one
use
“functional
dissection”
imply
alter
while
their
art.
focused
subset
cortical
regions
right
hemisphere,
but
current
study
demonstrates
used
shed
light
dynamics
related
producing
art
ecological
natural
contexts
general
level,
neither
restricted
musical
instrument
nor
form.
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 24, 2025
The
incidence
of
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
and
the
concurrent
cost
healthcare
will
increase
as
population
continues
to
age.
Pharmaceutical
interventions
effectively
manage
symptoms
AD
but
carry
side
effects
ineffectively
address
underlying
causes
prevention.
Non-pharmaceutical
for
AD,
such
music
training
therapy
do
not
these
can
improve
symptoms,
should
therefore
be
explored
stand-alone
or
co-therapy
AD.
In
addition,
encapsulates
modifiable
lifestyle
factors,
cognitive
stimulation,
that
have
been
shown
delay
progression
prevent
However,
neural
mechanisms
underpinning
how
improves
are
fully
understood
whether
target
compensatory
processes,
activate
networks,
even
slow
needs
further
research.
Research
suggests
mechanism
may
involve
stimulating
brain
areas
promote
neurogenesis,
dopaminergic
rewards
systems,
default
mode
network
(DMN).
Alternatively,
this
review
proposes
via
fronto-parietal
control
(FPCN),
salience
(SN)
DMN,
compensation.
This
then
present
evidence
could
FPCN,
SN,
DMN
their
efficiency,
organization,
functions
they
govern,
protecting
from
damage,
slowing
progression,
possibly
preventing
Establishing
lead
tailored
protocols
functional
networks
responsible
impaired
executive
common
in
Brain Sciences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(4), С. 338 - 338
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
Background/Objectives:
Depression
is
a
common
mental
disorder,
and
traditional
treatments
are
often
associated
with
side
effects,
making
it
particularly
important
to
identify
safe
effective
alternative
therapies.
As
non-invasive
intervention,
music
therapy
has
attracted
increasing
attention
in
the
field
of
health
recent
years.
Methods:
This
study
aimed
explore
effectiveness
interventions
alleviating
depressive
symptoms
through
systematic
review
their
effects
on
rat
model
depression.
The
databases
PubMed,
Embase,
Medline,
PsycINFO,
Scopus,
Web
Science,
Cochrane
Library,
Google
Scholar,
Ovid
MEDLINE
were
searched
for
publications
dated
between
January
2010
November
2024.
Results:
First,
construction
methods
behavioral
test
approaches
used
models
introduced
analyzed.
Second,
physiological
biochemical
indexes,
as
well
neural
structure
function
depressed
rats,
discussed.
types
influencing
behaviors
rats
also
summarized
Finally,
current
concerns
challenges
translating
into
clinical
applications
depression
reviewed,
alongside
future
prospects
its
development.
Conclusions:
It
anticipated
that
this
will
pave
way
both
basic
research
application
treatment
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 25, 2025
Background
No
effective
therapies
exist
to
prevent
neurodegenerative
mild
cognitive
impairment
(MCI)
related
Alzheimer's
disease.
Therapies
integrating
music
and/or
dance
are
promising
non-pharmacological
options
effectively
mitigate
decline.
Objective
To
deepen
our
understanding
of
individuals’
relationships
(i.e.,
histories,
experiences,
and
attitudes)
with
dance,
in
order
incorporate
such
knowledge
into
the
design
music-
dance-based
interventions,
thereby
improving
therapeutic
outcomes.
Methods
Eleven
older
adults
MCI
five
their
care
partners/
spouses
(4
M/12F;
Black:
n
=
4,
White:
10,
Hispanic/Latino:
2;
Age:
71.4
±
9.6
years)
first
completed
questionnaires,
then
participated
focus
groups
that
captured
aspects
dance.
Emergent
themes
were
extracted
from
four
major
topics,
including:
(1)
experience
history,
(2)
enjoyment
preferences,
(3)
confidence
barriers,
(4)
impressions
as
tools.
Results
Thematic
analysis
revealed
participants’
positive
potential
citing
perceived
neuropsychological,
emotional,
physical
benefits.
Participants
viewed
integral
lives,
identities
within
a
culture,
family,
and/
or
community.
also
identified
lifelong
engagement
barriers
that,
conjunction
negative
feedback,
instilled
persistent
low
self-efficacy
regarding
dancing
active
engagement.
Questionnaires
verified
moderately-strong
relationships,
which
strongest
passive
forms
(e.g.,
listening).
Conclusions
Our
findings
support
associated
perceptions
toward
therapy
may
offer
valuable
insights
enhance
efficacious
engaging
for
individuals
MCI.
