ORONO, Maine, Oct. 6 -- University of Maine issued the following news release:
University of Maine researchers are studying whether listening to music or learning to play an instrument could help older adults maintain cognitive function as they age.
The three-year study, led by Rebecca MacAulay, an associate professor of psychology at UMaine, is funded by the National Institute on Aging and will compare two 12-week music programs for adults with normal cognition and mild cognitive impairment.
If the approach proves successful, MacAulay said the program could eventually be offered through senior centers, libraries, retirement communities and other community organizations.
"I think it could be immense," MacAulay said of the potential impa...