In a study on music in dementia patients, Julia C Hailstone, Rohani Omar, and Jason D Warren (2008) found that there is a relatively preserved knowledge of music in these patients.

Music is so rooted in our brains that even without the ability to understand language, tunes are able to evoke an emotion. According to Oliver Sacks (2006), older people with Alzheimer's or other dementias who can no longer understand or respond to language are still able to be moved emotionally by music. The strength of aural learning is presented with a majority of people still able to sing the common “ABC” song without having to think all too much.Īs people get older, the strength of aural learning is also shown. To make it easier, the letters are put to a tune. It would be quite a difficult task for children to learn 26 letters in order based off of pure memorization. One of the first things children learn is based on aural learning. This also locates the memory in our brain into many different places, rather than just a few, which also assists in helping people remember the information. With so much of the brain working at once, many resources are pulled to assist in the learning of the material. To sufficiently learn something, it is best to have as much of the brain working as possible. Therefore, nearly everybody, at least at some point in their lives, is an aural learner.Īlso according to Katherine Kimball and Lisa O'Connor (2010), music activates many parts of the brain. Since this 'aural path' is the first thing to develop while being a fetus, it is the first method of learning that everybody innately has. Because a fetus relies so heavily on listening, the “aural path” is one of the first things to develop to allow learning.

A fetus in its mother’s womb can’t do all that much other than float around and listen to what is going on in the outside world. According to Katherine Kimball and Lisa O'Connor (2010), biologically, studies have found that at a young age, a majority of children are aural learners.

Aural learners