Socio-emotional and motor engagement during musical activities in older adults with major neurocognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT: Although music therapy may engender clinical benefits in patients with neurodegenerative disease, the impacts of social and musical factors of such activities on socio-emotional and motor engagements are poorly understood. To address this issue, non-verbal behaviors of 97 patients with or without major cognitive impairment (CI) were assessed when listening to music or a metronome in front of a musician who was present physically (live) or virtually (video). Socio-emotional engagement was quantified as emotional facial expression production and gaze direction. Motor engagement was quantified as overall body motion and the production of rhythmic movements. In both groups, positive facial expressions were more frequent and rhythmic motor activities lasted longer with music than with a metrono

SUBMITTER: Hobeika L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8316394 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature