Can you imagine what it’s like having Alzheimers? Thankfully, people contending with Alzheimer’s have a valuable antidote: music therapy. People’s favorite songs help clear the fog in their minds. Music therapy is a cornerstone of Crosswater’s Immersive Therapeutic VR/360 experiences for long term care residents with Alzheimer’s https://musicandmemory.org/2019/05/13/climb-every-mountain-how-brian-leblancs-favorite-music-helps-him-to-manage-alzheimers/ #endALZ #alzheimers #VRtherapy #VR #immersive #LTC #musictherapy

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Relax and Unwind in Crosswater’s VR/360 excursion along the Erie Canal. John Michael Adamo’s therapeutic music adds another level of tranquility and mindfulness. If your immersive experience is in a headset, enjoy this VR/360 experience in 3D! If using a phone, tablet or desktop, remember to increase the quality in the video settings for the best…

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Allow a moment of peace, tranquility & mindfulness.   The combination of water and music can take you there in an instant!   Count the clouds and absorb the water’s calmness alongside the shores of Cayuga Lake. . Look for more mindfulness content soon to be available for license or purchase from our online Resource Center…

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Do you know about the powerful effect of music therapy on Dementia/Alzheimer’s patients? Numerous studies have supported this claim.  Crosswater’s composer, John Michael Adamo, knows the positive influence of music. It’s why his original compositions for the Albert Project were such an integral component of the immersive media content that we created for the dementia…

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Relax and Unwind in Crosswater’s VR/360 scene along the banks of the Erie Canal. John Michael Adamo’s therapeutic music was created to calm the agitated and elevate the depressed Alzheimer’s & Dementia population, and is used in mindfulness programs too.  The full version of this, and others like it, will be available on our new…

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Can you imagine what it’s like having Alzheimers? Brian has had it for 5 years and shares his personal experience below. . He feels it’s like a ‘fog’ in his brain that leaves him without situational awareness. Thankfully, he’s found a valuable antidote: music therapy. His favorite songs help lift that fog and bring clarity…

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Join the fight against Alzheimer’s & Dementia. #ThrowbackThursday to one of Crosswater’s proudest achievements – The VR/360 Therapy Research study aimed at improving Long Term Care residents’ quality of life by harnessing the immersive engagement achieved with Virtual Reality, coupled with the emotive power of music therapy. One year ago, we shared our findings at…

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Many people consider music a universal language. What do you think? . Recent research shows that, even though we may all interpret music differently, it speaks to us in similar ways. The correlation between specific musical features emotional responses transcend cultures and borders. Read this research to learn how music is really a universal language. . Crosswater knows the emotive…

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Take a virtual trip to a place where you can Relax and Unwind…with this soothing VR/360 experience next to the Erie Canal. . Enjoy the sunshine and listen for the calming music of John Michael Adamo, Crosswater’s Co-founder. John’s therapeutic music is written with the needs of the Alzheimer’s & Dementia community in mind. This content can…

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#ThrowbackThursday to a collaborative research initiative that is still one of Crosswater’s proudest achievements, The Albert Project. It is critical that we send love and support to elderly communities in long term care. They are our parents, our grandparents, relatives, and friends that gave us so much over the years. Now it’s time for us to give back. Crosswater’s VR/360…

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