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The role of music in physiologic accommodation

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Literally, the word “accommodate” means “to” (ac- or ad-) + “measure” (-modus) + “with” (-com-), or “to fit.” Thus, in a general sense, physiological accommodation refers to the ability that a whole organism-or part thereof, such as an organ or tissue-has to acclimate itself either to a new, diff...
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The psychoneuroimmunological effects of music: a systematic review and a new model

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There has been a growing interest over the past decade into the health benefits of music, in particular examining its psychological and neurological effects. Yet this is the first attempt to systematically review publications on the psychoneuroimmunology of music. Of the selected sixty-three stud...
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A neuroscience-based rationale for patient-preferred live music as a receptive music therapy intervention

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Although patient-preferred live music (PPLM) is a frequently utilised receptive music therapy intervention, a neurological rationale for this treatment does not yet exist. The current paper reviews existing literature and proposes several potential neurologic rationales for PPLM as a receptive ...
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Music and the brain: a review of neuroscientific and clinical applications

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My research examines the relationship between neuroscience and music, exploring its clinical applications. I extensively review the specific neuroanatomic structures implicated in musical perception. Knowing the function of each brain structure as it relates to musical perception provides insi...
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A neuroscientific perspective on music therapy

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During the last years, a number of studies demonstrated that music listening (and even more so music production) activates a multitude of brain structures involved in cognitive, sensorimotor, and emotional processing. For example, music engages sensory processes, attention, memory-related proce...
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The Influence of Music on the Autistic Brain

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Scientific and qualitative research studies explain how different activities can affect and impact the brain. Researchers look at brain and wave activity to help determine ways music can be used as a therapeutic and beneficial teaching technique. The information based on these studies shows em...
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The Neuroscience of Emotion Elicitation by Music

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At the intersection of music and neuroscience, the auditory system plays a critical role in human responses. Initial reception of music stimuli is followed by auditory processing, allowing people to perceive, interpret, analyze, and understand these sounds. This article will review the main sta...
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Interactive Music Therapy as a Treatment for Preoperative Anxiety in Children

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In this study, we examined whether interactive music therapy is an effective treatment for preinduction anxiety. Children undergoing outpatient surgery were randomized to 3 groups: interactive music therapy (n = 51), oral midazolam (n = 34), or control (n = 38). The primary out- come of the s...
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The challenges and benefits of a genuine partnership between Music Therapy and Neuroscience: a dialog between scientist and therapist

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Collaborations between neuroscience and music therapy promise many mutual benefits given the different knowledge bases, experiences and specialist skills possessed by each discipline. Primarily, music therapists deliver music-based interventions on a daily basis with numerous populations; neuro...
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Music: The Journey from Neural Entertainment to Therapy

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Music has been intricately linked to humanity since times immemorial. Initially believed to be a pleasurable activity, there has been a paradigm shift in understanding of this mysterious entity. During ancient times music was thought to enhance ones physical, mental, spiritual and social health...
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The Science and Psychology Behind Music and Emotion

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Music has been used for thousands of years as a means of emotional expression. The goals of this paper are to (a) review current literature on how music induces emotion (b) explore the mechanisms of how this happens both physiologically and psychologically and (c) to look at the role of desire...
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Banging the drum: evolutionary and cultural origins of music and its implications for psychiatry

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There is growing interest in music-based therapies for mental/ behavioural disorders. We begin by reviewing the evolutionary and cultural origins of music, proceeding then to discuss the principles of evolutionary psychiatry, itself a growing a field, and how it may apply to music. Finally we o...
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