by David Gibson | Mar 15, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Emotion, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children, Sound Healing Science
Streamed live on Oct 24, 2021 Hearing a cry or a word or a bird call or a chord brings forth different, specific reactions in each of our brains. How we engage with those sounds, tuning them up or down, and in or out, is a lifelong process that changes the brain along...
by David Gibson | Feb 19, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Hearing, Language, Music Training
Nina Kraus, PhD, is Professor of Neurobiology & Physiology, Otolaryngology, Hugh Knowles Chair, and the Director of the Auditory Neurosciences Laboratory at the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University. Dr Kraus’s research...
by David Gibson | Feb 15, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing, Language, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children
Intriguing research continues to focus on music, the brain, and music’s potential in honing auditory acuity, including speech-in-noise performance and the enhancement of listening abilities. This article reviews many of these exciting findings and looks at clinical...
by David Gibson | Feb 13, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Emotion, Hearing, Music Therapy, Music Training
Successful speech understanding in noisy environments hinges on factors that extend beyond the ear, including cognitive abilities and the integrity of sound processing in the brain. Musical training is a robust approach to strengthen these factors—and converging...
by David Gibson | Jan 26, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Music Therapy, Relaxation/Stress Relief, Sound Healing Music
The drum routine began after the Enrichment Director saw a similar video on YouTube. Though participation was low initially, the classes soon began to fill up. Link to video here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3616206965160853 Full article below ‘Making exercise...
by David Gibson | Jan 16, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing
There is a strong interest in audiology to develop means to improve hearing, especially for people with daily difficulties with speech understanding. Auditory training is one potential approach. It is relatively affordable and can be completed by patients on their...
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