Music beneficial for dementia: ‘Back to happy moments’ | Inland

When she hears Swan Lake, former ballerina Marta C. Gonzaléz begins to dance her arms elegantly to Tchaikovsky’s music.

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Antwerp – The video was massively shared on social media this week. It moved millions around the world. The very elderly Spanish Marta C. Gonzaléz is in her wheelchair when she is told Swan Lake. The former ballerina brightens up from the very first notes. Experts explain why music can be so beneficial for people with amnesia. “You don’t have to have dementia to know how nice it is to think back on happy memories.”

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