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Multiple Sclerosis
New multiple sclerosis research has been reported by scientists at Colorado State University
May 21st, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "THERE IS GROWING EVIDENCE that the temporal patterns in music and rhythm can be a mediating stimulus to enhance cognitive function. We investigated here whether a musical template would influence verbal learning and memory performance in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)." "The patients were randomly divided into two groups, hearing either a spoken or musical (sung) presentation of Rey's Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT). Patients in the music condition showed significantly better word order memory than patients in the spoken condition. The evidence suggests that music enhances word order memory in patients with MS,"...
Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2008-05-21)
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