The effect of music by Mozart on cognitive performance and brain plasticity in elderly adults was explored. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first study to provide documentary evidence of an increase in brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) serum levels after exposure to Mozart’s music in human beings.

Music, spatial task performance and brain plasticity in elderly / Pecci, MARIA TECLA; Verrusio, Walter; Radicioni, Antonio; Anzuini, Antonella; Renzi, Alessia; Martinelli, Valentina; Ettorre, Evaristo; Miele, J; Scaccianoce, Sergio; Cacciafesta, Mauro. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. - ISSN 0002-8614. - STAMPA. - 64 (10):(2016), pp. 78-80. [10.1111/jgs.14361]

Music, spatial task performance and brain plasticity in elderly

PECCI, MARIA TECLA
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VERRUSIO, WALTER
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RADICIONI, Antonio;ANZUINI, Antonella;RENZI, ALESSIA;MARTINELLI, VALENTINA;ETTORRE, Evaristo;Miele, J;SCACCIANOCE, Sergio;CACCIAFESTA, Mauro
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2016

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The effect of music by Mozart on cognitive performance and brain plasticity in elderly adults was explored. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first study to provide documentary evidence of an increase in brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) serum levels after exposure to Mozart’s music in human beings.
2016
Mozart's music; brain plasticity; cognitive performance; brain-derived neurotropic factor
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Music, spatial task performance and brain plasticity in elderly / Pecci, MARIA TECLA; Verrusio, Walter; Radicioni, Antonio; Anzuini, Antonella; Renzi, Alessia; Martinelli, Valentina; Ettorre, Evaristo; Miele, J; Scaccianoce, Sergio; Cacciafesta, Mauro. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. - ISSN 0002-8614. - STAMPA. - 64 (10):(2016), pp. 78-80. [10.1111/jgs.14361]
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