Can Choir Singing Boost Cognition in Older Adults?

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Can Choir Singing Boost Cognition in Older Adults?
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Choir singing shows promise in promoting cognition and brain function in aging. Older adult choir singers were found to have better verbal flexibility compared to nonsingers.

Older adult choir singers had better verbal flexibility compared to controls in a neuropsychological study.

In addition to these results, we also observed some psychosocial benefits of choir singing, specifically in social integration, environmental quality of life, and general health.The results indicated that choir singing can benefit verbal flexibility in healthy older adults, a finding that is supported by previous research on the effects of group singing and instrumental musical practice.

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