Researchers have demonstrated that music training changes the brain. Although it can be expected that engagement in any prolonged and specialized activity will yield cortical changes, the impact of music on the brain seems to be unique. In this MTRB post we will review some recent studies on music exposure and cortical differences. Continue reading
Over the past decade, there has been increasing research on different aspects of Autism Spectrum DIsorders. For example, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience just released an issue completely dedicated to sensorimotor differences in ASD. For this MTRB post we will take a brief look at some of the core articles in this issue. Continue reading
Thanks to my big brother, MTRB is back online!!! Last summer I talked about prepping for natural disaster. Getting hacked gives me a chance to remind you all to stay up to date with wordpress and plugins, back up frequently, and stay calm should someone use their spare time for malicious intent. Just think what this world could do if the time people spent hacking little websites like mine was spent doing something good for the world. Continue reading
Admittedly, I have been less than frequent with my posts in 2012. That doesn’t mean there weren’t interesting studies published; rather, I was busy with our unexpected move prompted by mother nature. I’ll try to make up for it with some recent articles focused on pre-treatment anxiety. Continue reading
It has been almost three months since our world changed. We can almost mark the time in numbers: 1700+ items submitted to insurance, 68 pages detailing our old home, 7 days to remove debris from the lot, 82 thank you cards sent…. Continue reading
“We lost your home”. Those are the words I heard Sunday night as I held the hand of my husband on one side and my neighbor on the other. Fifty-seven families from my neighborhood received that same news from the local fire chief, who was fighting back tears. Continue reading
Another month of reading research goes by quickly! In this post you will find a blast of recently-release research related to music and therapy. Continue reading
You might have been wondering about the dearth of posts as of late. With my full time job, conference schedule and grant writing – the blog has been on the “back burner”. However, I continue to read research daily. Here is a blast of things that I think are interesting. Continue reading
Many music therapists who work with persons with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) use music for gait training and volitional movement training. A new meta-analysis was completed on music-facilitated movement in PD. Continue reading
Part 2 of our three part series on reading and writing scholarly research in music therapy. We discuss our own reactions to stats as undergraduates, tips for increasing your stats reading IQ in journal articles, and summarize a few of the more common statistical analyses. Blythe reminds us that correlation does NOT equal causation: So sayeth Dilbert.
