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Some musical memories can remain in Alzheimer’s disease
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AI-generated cover illustration of an older woman sharing a familiar piano melody with a family member; it does not imply memory restoration.
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Some people with Alzheimer’s disease may retain recognition of familiar melodies or other musical abilities longer than certain language or everyday memories. But this varies greatly between people: music does not reliably restore memory and is not a test that rules out dementia.

