Musicophilia

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The secret weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s might just be an iPod

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Doctors are discovering that playing music for Alzheimer’s patients can awaken and enliven them. That work is the subject of “Alive Inside,” a new documentary that shows the dramatic effect that music can have.Doctors are discovering that playing music for Alzheimer’s patients can awaken and enliven them. That work is the subject of “Alive Inside,” a new documentary that shows the dramatic effect that music can have.