Using music to help unlock Alzheimer’s patients’ memories

Music lights up several parts of the brain, and currently is being used by a program called Music and Memory that assists those experiencing Alzheimer’s illness. CBS Information chief clinical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook has records on how the program aids links Alzheimer’s people with themselves.

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