1. Music and Cognition

In recent years, music interventions have become a popular method of non-pharmacological treatment for people with Dementia (PwD) for a number of reasons. Music therapy involves a crucial component of client/ therapist interaction through an empirically supported model, and can consist of active (involving improvisation, singing, clapping, or dancing) and/or passive (music listening purposefully to identify emotional content emerging from music) techniques. Generalized music interventions involve the use of music without a music therapist with the goal of improving the well-being of the patient, following the protocols mentioned. Research has shown that music therapy helps in stimulating physical activity, evoking positive moods ad emotions, and supporting social interaction while reducing anxiety and negative behavioral and cognitive symptoms. Cuddy et al. showed in their research that musical semantic memory may be spared through the mild and moderate stages of Dementia and may be preserved even in some individuals at the severe stage, making music unique stimuli for engaging with PwD.