Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) has long been used to promote functional speech in persons who have had a cerebral vascular accident. Studies on MIT date back more than 30 years and many studies have looked at child populations including children with apraxia (Helfrich-Miller, 1994; LaGasse, 2004), children with Down syndrome (Carroll, 1996), and now children with autism. Continue reading
Category Archives: Speech/Singing
Shared Networks in Perception of Song and Speech
The mystery of how music is perceived in the brain has begun to receive an ample amount of attention in the music neuroscience literature. With the invention of new technologies that can measure brain activity in vivo, more and more studies on cortical activations with music listening are appearing in the literature. These studies provide interesting insight as to what happens when we are listening or producing music. A recent study has examined cortical networks involved with speech and song perception. Continue reading