Singing Bowl Training as a Complementary Therapy for Executive Function in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional and Randomized Controlled Dual-Validation Study
Experimental Aging Research November 5, 2026 Chao Ma, Hongyan Xu, Xin Zhao
Background Executive function (EF) decline erodes everyday functioning in older adults, yet conventional cognitive and mind–body interventions are often hard to sustain. Singing bowl training (SBT) – a sound-based complementary therapy with low cognitive load and strong external sensory anchoring – may circumvent these barriers.Methods Study 1 compared older adults (n = 200) with versus without...