Lifetime musical training and cognitive performance in a memory clinic population: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Music training has been found to be beneficial for young and healthy participants but the associations between musical training and the cognitive functioning of elderly participants have not been reported consistently. We examined whether lifetime musical training is associated with neuropsychological performance in a memory clinic population of older patients.

Methods

A total of 478 patients (54.2% female, mean age 73.70 ± 6.22, mean Mini Mental State Examination score 25 ± 3) were included in the cross-sectional analyses. All patients were referred to the memory clinic due to cognitive impairments. During the course of diagnosis, all patients underwent neuropsychological tests using the CERAD neuropsychological assessment battery. Patients provided information o

SUBMITTER: Fancourt D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8847981 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature