by David Gibson | Mar 22, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing, Other, Physiology, Chakras and Auras , Sound and Children, Sound for Traumatic Brain Injuries
Article discusses the frequency-following response (FFR) a new, objective approach to identify concussions (Hearing Journal. 2017;70[3]:56) and, potentially, brain damage from repeated subconcussive injuries, such as those endured by football players. The FFR is a...
by David Gibson | Mar 16, 2022 | Cognitive Function, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children
NPR, All Things Considered, Sept 2014 Musical training doesn’t just improve your ear for music — it also helps your ear for speech. That’s the takeaway from an unusual new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers found that kids who took...
by David Gibson | Mar 15, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children
PBS News Hour, August 9, 2014 Learning a musical instrument boosts language, reading skills. The percentage of students receiving music education has been in decline for decades. The Harmony Project, a music program for inner city kids in Los Angeles partners with a...
by David Gibson | Mar 15, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children
The similarities between music and language development are strong. However, there have been many unanswered questions: Does music education improve language acquisition, reading ability and/or overall academic ability? What about the nature-nurture debate? Are some...
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 20, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Physiology, Chakras and Auras , Sound and Children
A musician and a researcher, Dr. Nina Kraus describes her work investigating the effect of musical training on auditory processing and its implications for literacy in children. Kraus_HJ2011 Ratings Current Average Ratings Overall Grade Avg: 0/5 Interesting Avg: 0/5...
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