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Brain Health

Explore how music influences brain function, memory, and dementia risk. Learn about the benefits of music on brain health and ways to prevent cognitive decline. Discover the connection between music, memory, and brain development.

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Brain Health

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  1. Brain Health

  2. Music and Memory • How does music affect your brain?

  3. Music and the Brain • When the brain is listening to music, areas all over the brain are engaged in the task. • Watch an excerpt from ‘The Tango Brain’ • Areas of color are areas of the brain that are being activated as the person is listening.

  4. Music and Dementia • One of the most powerful examples of how music can affect the brain comes when people with dementia listen to their favorite songs. • Watch ‘Alive Inside’

  5. The Human Brain • We are born with all the brain cells we will ever have, and they grow and develop over time. • There are roughly 2500 connections between brain cells when we are born. Some are from the sounds heard in the womb, like their mother’s voice or music. • The brain reaches peak volume around age 16, so you have the physically largest brain when you are a teenager.

  6. The Human Brain • The brain continues to develop until age 25, when the peak of memory function is reached. • Although the brain is only 2% of your total body mass, it uses between 20% and 50% of all the energy in your body. • As we age, our brains will lose some cells as a normal part of aging. • Confusion and memory loss are not normal at any age.

  7. The Virtual Brain Tour, Part 1 • http://www.alz.org/braintour/3_main_parts.asp

  8. Normal Aging • What does it look like?

  9. What does normal aging look like? • Slowing of reaction time • Bone loss • Loss of muscle mass • Some vision and hearing loss • Decreased sensitivity to tastes and smells • Loss of cells throughout the body • Slight slowing of brain processing speed, but no loss of abilities

  10. Risks to Brain Health • What are some things that can be harmful to your brain?

  11. Risks to Brain Health • Alcoholism • Smoking • Obesity • Cardio-vascular diseases • Diabetes • Concussion • Diseases that cause dementia

  12. Concussions • Jenna’s Story

  13. Prevent Concussions • What can you do to prevent concussions?

  14. Dementia • What does dementia look like? • Who gets dementia?

  15. Dementia Facts • One out of every eight people over age 65 has Alzheimer’s disease. • At age 85, one out of every three people will have it. • In Wisconsin in the year 2020 there will be enough people with dementia to fill Lambeau Field and Miller Park.

  16. Family Caregivers • 70% of people with dementia are living in the community at home or with family members, not in nursing homes. • One out of every four family caregivers are also caring for children under age eighteen. • Kids are often helping to provide care.

  17. Virtual Brain Tour, Part 2 • http://www.alz.org/braintour/3_main_parts.asp

  18. Most Common Types of Dementia • Alzheimer’s Disease • Stroke-Related (vascular) • Lewy Body Disease

  19. Dementia Symptoms • Difficulty in planning or problem solving • Difficulty in completing familiar tasks • Confusion with time or place • Trouble understanding visual images • Getting lost in familiar places • Unable to follow conversations or TV shows • Trouble coming up with the right words

  20. Young Daughter Faces Alzheimer’s Watch the video, ‘My Name is Lisa’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiRHyzjb5SI

  21. Changes in Behavior • Blaming others for things they can’t remember • Withdrawing from social activities and friends • Make things up when unable to remember • Insist things are true that are not • Become angry or upset easily • Repeat the same questions over and over

  22. Reduce Your Dementia Risk • What can you do to reduce your risk of developing dementia?

  23. Answers • Exercise • Refrain from smoking • Wear a helmet • Eat a healthy balanced diet • Social Engagement • Cognitive Stimulation • Music and Memory

  24. Brain Health and Music • There are benefits to your brain not only from listening to music, but also playing music. • Watch ‘How the Brain Benefits from Playing Music’ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+playing+music+benefits+your+brain

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