Wednesday, February 20, 2008

LISTEN TO MUSIC! DOCTOR'S ORDERS

For a long time, music has been used to treat the conditions of autism, dementia, and schizophrenia, but now a new study from Helsinki University has analyzed the effects of music on patients recovering from a stroke. Some patients listened to music, some listened to audio books and some listened to nothing.

"After 3 months, verbal memory was boosted by 60% in music listeners, 18% in audio book listeners, and 29% in the third group who listened to nothing."

Enough said. Put on some music!

To find out why, read more on the study here.

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