Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Music helps stroke patients recover faster ... 60% better improvement in verbal memory

Music helps stroke patients recover faster | Agencies via Xinhua News Agency February 20, 2008

A new Finnish study has revealed that listening to music can help stroke patients recover faster, according to the journal Brain as quoted by media reports Wednesday.

Researchers said that stroke patients who listened to music for a couple of hours each day were able to recover faster than those who did not listen to music.
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The stroke patients who listened to music showed a 60 percent better improvement in verbal memory. ...

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