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 | Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing, Language, Learning, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children
Historically, research assessing the impact of musical training has focused on those children whose families are able to pay for private lessons. In this article however, Nina Kraus outlines the findings of one of her recent projects; assessing the impact of community...
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 | Feb 8, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing, Language, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound and Children
Musical training has a pervasive positive effect. This is manifested in a number of interesting ways. First, unsurprisingly perhaps, musicians excel at pitch and rhythm perception and discrimination. Likewise, instrumental musicians tend to have superior fine-motor...
by David Gibson | Jan 27, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Frequencies, Medical Sound, Music Therapy, Music Training, Sound Healing Instruments, Sound Healing Music, Sound Healing Science, Technology, Vibroacoustics
Is “sound healing” based on sound science, or is it just a bunch of noise? Lisa Marie Potter uses her brain to find out. Read the full article here: Ratings Current Average Ratings Overall Grade Avg: 0/5 Interesting Avg: 0/5 Practical Application Avg: 0/5...
by David Gibson | Jan 26, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Music Therapy, Relaxation/Stress Relief
Music therapy, an allied healthcare discipline that is growing in its awareness and significance in hospice and palliative care, is essential in helping patients explore the meaning of a good death as they move through their decline. Music therapists may be called to...
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