Title
Music as a Social Bond in Patients With Amnesia
Journal
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year
2021
Volume
44
Abstract
The music and social bonding (MSB) hypothesis proposes that human musicality has evolved as mechanisms supporting social bonding. We consider the MSB hypothesis under the lens of amnesia by arguing how patients with amnesia, especially those with Alzheimer's disease, can benefit from music, not only to retrieve personal memories, but also to use them for social bonding.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Alzheimer's and Related Dementias; Interpersonal Relations; Music Listening; Neurodegenerative Disorders
Indexed Terms
Alzheimer Disease; Amnesia
Study Type
Editorial, Opinions, Position Papers
Disciplines
Neurology
PubMed ID
34588031
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Del Mastro, M. C.; Strollo, M. R.; and El Haj, M., "Music as a Social Bond in Patients With Amnesia" (2021). Research on Music and Dementia. 301.
https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-music-dementia/301