My awakening came in a small nursing home in East New York more than 20 years ago. Strange sounds and the cadences of repetitive speech filled the dementia day unit. In the noisy chaos, some residents ...

Music is widely used to motivate human behaviors and to influence mindset. Background music plays an important role in our everyday lives (eating, drinking, shopping, and driving). It is an important ...

Listening to music is an appealing alternative intervention for stress and anxiety as it is accessible, inexpensive, and easy to include in daily life. Listening to and making music have been ...