Music can be therapeutic for those with dementia

Dear Doctors: We got an email from a medical center looking for adults with cognitive problems to be in a study about music. What would be the connection?

My father-in-law has mild cognitive impairment and may be progressing to dementia. He is very interested in applying.

Dear Reader: Cognitive impairment refers to a decline in the ability to think, remember, reason, make decisions and learn and ret…