Aug 19 2024 12 mins
How does someone with a movement disorder that effects executive functioning suddenly move to music with a dance tempo? Concetta M. Tomaino, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, and long-time collaborator with famed British neurologist Oliver Sacks, explores the power of music to reach those with dementia and other neurologic conditions. Tomaino dives into the research with host, Meryl Comer on ways to use music to awaken cognitive reserve in our loved ones deep into late-stage Alzheimer’s disease. You won’t want to miss this episode in BrainStorm’s six-part series that showcases researchers & clinicians featured in Renee Fleming’s anthology Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health.
Support for BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s is provided by Biogen and Genentech.
Produced by Susan Quirk and Amber Roniger