Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline, memory impairment and behavioral disturbances, primarily associated with the abnormal accumulation of amyloid plaque and neurofibrillary tau tangles that significantly affects quality of life of affected individuals. Although Currently available pharmacological therapies provide symptomatic relief, they have limited ability to prevent disease progression. Consequently, there is growing interest in non-pharmacological interventions particularly sound based therapies, as a safe and promising complementary approach. Preclinical and early clinical study suggests that sound based interventions may improve cognitive function, memory, mood, sleep quality and behavioral symptoms while also influencing pathological processes associated with the disease. The present review aims to provide an overview of sound based therapies and their potential role in the management of Alzheimer’s disease. It summarizes the concept, classification, therapeutic mechanisms and current evidence of disease targeting, supportive and emerging sound based interventions for Alzheimer’s disease while addressing their advantages, limitations, barriers to clinical adoption and future perspectives. Overall, sound therapy represents a safe, non-invasive and promising adjunct to conventional pharmacological treatment with the potential to enhance patient care and quality of life. However further large scale, well-designed clinical studies are required to establish standardized treatment protocols and long-term safety and therapeutic efficacy before routine clinical implementation.
Language: English
Topic: Music Therapy and Health
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7215367203
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