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- The study investigated how effective music-based assessments are in understanding music cognition in people with dementia and its connection to overall cognitive abilities.
- Participants with dementia (N = 50) were assessed using the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) along with two music-based assessments, the MBECF and the RMST.
- Results indicated strong correlations between the MMSE and both music assessments, highlighting a significant link between music cognition and general cognitive function, while also revealing distinct qualities of melodic, singing, and rhythmic elements in music cognition.
Article Abstract
The purpose of this study was to substantiate the usefulness of the tasks on two music-based assessments in providing information about music cognition among people with dementia and to more fully understand the nature of this construct and its relationship to general cognition. Individuals with dementia (N = 50) received 3 evaluations: the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE), the MBECF, and the RMST. Results of the study revealed significant correlations between the MMSE and both music-based assessments. A pattern of correlations between the MMSE and the subsets of tasks contained in both music-based assessments showed that while there are strong relationships between music and general cognition, that there also is uniqueness to the melodic, singing and rhythmic aspects of music cognition.
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