The L'Alcora Chair in Music Research and Quality of Life shows the benefits of active musical practice at a conference on technology and dementia



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## The L'Alcora Chair in Music Research and Quality of Life shows the benefits of active musical practice at a conference on technology and dementia

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The L'Alcora Chair in Music Research and Quality of Life has presented its latest research in the framework of the masterclass "Technology and Dementia" of the 5th DISTINCT School, a conference of the European project "Dementia: Intersectorial Strategy for Training and Innovation Network for Current Technology" held in Zamora and organised by the University of Salamanca, IDES/INTRAS and the University of Maastricht, in collaboration with the INTERDEM Academy.

Throughout the conference, it was observed how technology is a complementary and necessary resource for quality of life. However, the work of the Chair has been highlighted by placing value on people, and how music is efficient not only as an art that has the ability to move people, but also as a tool that improves memory, concentration, psychomotor skills, etc.

Ana M. Vernia, lecturer at the Universitat Jaume I and director of the Chair, stressed the importance of participating in this event by creating new alliances with European projects, and highlighted the value of technology combined with the potential of active musical practice. Vernia explained to the attendees the programme that is being carried out in L'Alcora and which has been created specifically for research into dementia and quality of life. This programme is developed with the participation of a group of elderly people from the "Music for Life" project.

The conclusions of the Chair's research show the importance of active musical practice in a group of elderly people, given that it has been proven that stopping artistic activities during the COVID-19 pandemic meant a worsening of the quality of life, especially in parameters related to self-esteem and the perception of well-being.

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