Music Impact

26 Jan How Music Heals Us, Even When It’s Sad. By a Neuroscientist Leading a New Study of Musical Therapy

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ABSTRACT: This article is a fascinating review of the history of music therapy and the ongoing developments into better understanding and utilizing music therapy to assist with many aspects of physical, mental and emotional health along with traditional therapies. It focuses on the neural processes impacted by listening to sad versus happy music and the potential development of individualized plans to see which types of music...

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26 Jan Study protocol for the Alzheimer and music therapy study: An RCT to compare the efficacy of music therapy and physical activity on brain plasticity, depressive symptoms, and cognitive decline, in a population with and at risk for Alzheimer’s disease

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ABSTRACT: There is anecdotal evidence for beneficial effects of music therapy in patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). However, there is a lack of rigorous research investigating this issue. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of music therapy and physical activity on brain plasticity, mood, and cognition in a population with AD and at risk for AD. One-hundred and thirty-five participants with memory...

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26 Jan A Randomized Control Trial of Meditation Compared to Music Listening to Improve Cognitive Function for Breast Cancer Survivors: Feasibility and Acceptability

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ABSTRACT: This study focuses on attempting to identify affordable treatments to combat brain fog and cognitive decline connected to breast cancer treatment. It reviews the impacts of meditation and listening to music. Overall all members of the study reported improved mood and cognitive abilities. AUTHOR SUMMARY: Ashley M. Henneghan a b, Heather Becker a, Michelle L. Harrison c, Kelly Inselmann d, Brandon Fico c, Helen Schafer e,...

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26 Jan A Population-Level Analysis of Associations Between School Music Participation and Academic Achievement

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ABSTRACT: The study is a population level analysis (n = 112,916) examining relationships between music education and mathematics, science and Engligh achievement in highschool. It also controlled for factors such as language/cultural background and socioeconomic status. School music achievement positively related to scores on all subjects; such relationships were stronger for achievement in instrumental music compared with vocal music. Higher levels of music engagement (number of...

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26 Jan Connecting Veterans Through the Power of Percussion

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ABSTRACT: An article from the US Department of Veteran Affairs, this focuses on the use of drum circles to releive symptoms of PTSD among veterans. Resilient Rhythms is the name of the program and it is used by VA therapists to help Veterans deal with trauma, socialize with other Veterans, and express themselves more freely. The instructors’ goal, they said. is giving hope to marginalized members...

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26 Jan Meditation and Music Improve Memory and Cognitive Function in Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

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ABSTRACT: This study is very similar to the above except it focuses on the impact of meditation and music listening on those experiencing significant cognitive decline as an indicator for alzheimers. AUTHOR SUMMARY: Kim E Innes 1 2, Terry Kit Selfe 1 2, Dharma Singh Khalsa 3 4, Sahiti Kandati 1 READ MORE: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28106552/...

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26 Jan Effects of Singing Bowl Sound Meditation on Mood, Tension, and Well-being: An Observational Study

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ABSTRACT: This study examined the effects of sound meditation, specifically Tibetan singing bowl meditation, on mood, anxiety, pain, and spiritual well-being. Sixty-two women and men (mean age 49.7 years) participated. As compared with pre-meditation, following the sound meditation participants reported significantly less tension, anger, fatigue, and depressed mood (all Ps ...

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26 Jan Psychedelics and music: neuroscience and therapeutic implications

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ABSTRACT: From the beginning of therapeutic research with psychedelics, music listening has been consistently used as a method to guide or support therapeutic experiences during the acute effects of psychedelic drugs. Recent findings point to the potential of music to support meaning-making, emotionality, and mental imagery after the administration of psychedelics, and suggest that music plays an important role in facilitating positive clinical outcomes of psychedelic...

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26 Jan Moving in time: simulating how neural circuits enable rhythmic enactment of planned sequences

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ABSTRACT: Many complex actions are mentally pre-composed as plans that specify orderings of simpler actions. To be executed accurately, planned orderings must become active in working memory, and then enacted one-by-one until the sequence is complete. Examples include writing, typing, and speaking. In cases where the planned complex action is musical in nature (e.g. a choreographed dance or a piano melody), it appears to be possible...

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26 Jan How Music Primes the Brain for Learning

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ABSTRACT: This article covers several books recently written about the cognitive benefits of music, as well as specific educational and SEL benefits. Two books were cited: Of Sound Mind by neuroscientist, Nina Kraus, which links the brain's functions directly to hearing and processing sounds like music, and Anita Collins' book, The Music Advantage, which shows how "“music and reading may well be complementary learning activities,” with...

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