Possible Mechanisms of Response to Music Therapy

Musical interventions with adults with cognitive impairments have received increased attention over the past few years, (…) Are_We_Doing_More_Than_We_Know_Possible Ratings Current Average Ratings Overall Grade Avg: 0/5 Interesting Avg: 0/5 Practical Application...

The Sensory Systems, Eurhythmics, and Sensorimotor Music-Based Interventions for Autism and Neurophysiologic Characteristics

Music is an all-brain, sensory-motor mind/body experience. Treatment that employs eurhythmics, consisting of movement, rhythm, and music’s additional five elements (timbre, melody, harmony, dynamics, and form), can address a variety of multisensory issues through...

Do concussions leave a lasting imprint on the hearing brain?

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...

Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why

When Michael Schneider’s anxiety and PTSD flare up, he reaches for the ukulele he keeps next to his computer. “I can’t actually play a song,” says Schneider, who suffered two serious brain injuries during nearly 22 years in the Marines....

RHYTHM: A Case for Digital Music Medicine

Some years ago, the Journal of Neuroscience published an experiment we ran demonstrating that specific brain activity underlies specific rhythmic tasks. The BBC picked it up and covered it in a short article. Shortly thereafter I got a phone call from someone from...