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SUBMITTER: Noice T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4229893 | biostudies-other | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Noice Tony T Noice Helga H Kramer Arthur F AF
The Gerontologist 20131211 5
This article reviews the scientific literature on the enhancement of healthy aging in older adults through active participation in the arts. Methodologies and conclusions are described for studies of dance, expressive writing, music (singing and instrumental), theatre arts, and visual arts including documentation of mental/physical improvements in memory, creativity, problem solving, everyday competence, reaction time, balance/gait, and quality of life. In addition to these gains in measures of ...[more]