How Music May Help Alzheimer's Sufferers

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010

If your memory isn't quite what it used to be and you're forgetting things, try listening to a song. It may just jog your brain into action. Today, we look at a new study showing that music may help Alzheimer's patients. Also: The band Beausoleil has been at the forefront of the Cajun music revival in Louisiana since the 1980s. Fiddler Michael Doucet and his merry band join us for a live performance.

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