Interventional study reveals increased serum BDNF levels in elderly adults, suggesting enhanced brain plasticity.
The effect of music by Mozart on cognitive performance and brain plasticity in elderly adults was explored. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first study to provide documentary evidence of an increase in brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) serum levels after exposure to Mozart’s music in human beings.
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