Let’s celebrate the magic of musical genres, the history of the charts, and the allure of a song gone viral.
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Music for my Mind accepts grant from Dementia Research UK
MFMM is delighted to re-start a study using novel tech to measure effects of personalised music on people living
with dementia.
A tribute to Professor Linda Luxon
Professor Linda Maitland Luxon CBE BSc FRCP died peacefully at home on 2 September 2023, aged 75, following a 20-month illness due to a brain tumour.
Continue readingWorld Alzheimer’s Month – Linda’s life-changing playlist
Read the story of Linda’s recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis and how her playlist brings her happiness and motivates her.
Continue readingWorld Alzheimer’s Month – Mary’s musical life
Mary’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis led her to discover our Playlist Maker and the memories came flooding back.
Continue readingWorld Alzheimer’s Month – Lucy and her Grandma Margaret
MFMM’s Research Assistant, Lucy, tells us about the magical time she spent with her grandma as she lived with dementia.
Continue readingWorld Alzheimer’s Month – Colin and his father
Friend of MFMM, Colin Boston, shares the amazing effect music has on his dad’s memory, often when they least expect it.
Continue readingMusic for my Mind and Quantum Care re-start study into effects of music in dementia care
MFMM is delighted to re-start a study using novel tech to measure effects of personalised music on people living
with dementia.
The magic of music in dementia care
Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears – it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more – it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity. – Oliver Sacks
Continue readingNational Lottery Community Fund Grant Award
We are delighted to announce that our charity has received a grant award from the National Lottery Community Fund!
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