Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of
the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in …

Objectives/Hypothesis Otitis media has been associated with several auditory and
developmental sequelae. Here, the results of auditory tests were evaluated in patients who …

Introduction: Acute otitis media is a disease with high global prevalence, that can lead to
several acute complications and auditory sequelae. Data regarding the auditory evaluation …

Abstract Language and music rely on complex sequences organized according to syntactic
principles that are implicitly understood by enculturated listeners. Across both domains …

Purpose Music training has been proposed as a possible tool for auditory training in older
adults, as it may improve both auditory and cognitive skills. However, the evidence to …

Background Acquired prosopagnosia is often associated with other deficits such as
dyschromatopsia and topographagnosia, from damage to adjacent perceptual networks. A …

Objectives: The goal of this project was to investigate the impact of musical experience,
hearing loss, and age on music perception in older adults. The authors hypothesized that …

Epidemiological evidence shows an association between hearing loss and dementia in
elderly people. However, the mechanisms that connect hearing impairments and cognitive …

“Music evokes emotion and emotion can bring with it memory.” This famous quotation from
Dr. Oliver Sacks (1933–2015) elegantly summarizes one of the key facets of music, namely …

To analyze the influence of the integration of piano art and media on long-term care of the
elderly in the aging society, and to improve the living standard and happiness of the elderly …