Some recent studies are bringing forth new information about rhythmic entrainment. A few of them are from a few years back, but due to different search terms in my current research, I just stumbled upon them this week! Continue reading
Author Archives: Blythe
Articles you may have missed…
This week I’m under deadline, so this week’s post will be a listing of recent articles that aren’t in music therapy journals: Continue reading
Research Roundup- Recent Open Access Articles
This week’s blog post is going to be a little different. I am listing some recent FREE access resources that I have found. That means that you can read the entire article free of charge!! Let us know which ones were interesting to you! Continue reading
Update: Melodic Communication and ASD
One of the reasons I started the MTRB was to generate discussion about research. I am so excited that I was recently contacted by a researcher who’s article I featured on the blog. Continue reading
Musicians and Letter Recognition
“It is well known …that musical training in childhood modifies brain connectivity, volume and functioning” (Proverbio et al., 2013, p. 538). Seems that the impact of music on the developing brain is receiving recognition, perhaps even leading to more music neuroscience research. In this quick post we will look at a new music neuroscience study on how music training relates to letter recognition. Continue reading
Melodic Communication and ASD
Communication is considered a major need for children with ASD. Music may be beneficial to eliciting speech communication and Continue reading
Disaster Response
Many of you know that we lost our home in the 2012 High Park Fire. With floods, storms, and wildfires in recent headlines, I want to ask you all to take the time to get prepared. I have created a FREE 10-hour CMTE on preparing for disaster, available at Summit Music Therapy Services.
By preparing you can decrease the overall impact that disaster can have on your family and business. Preparing is not something to wait and do later – it is something to do as soon as you can. My hope is these credits will be incentive to get music therapists to be informed and prepared.
Plus, I talk about research in the course 🙂
Stay safe out there.
Sincerely,
Blythe LaGasse
Music Listening for Anxiety
Patients who are awaiting medical procedures often experience anxiety. Music and music therapy are often used for anxiety and studies on the use of music can be found within the music therapy, nursing, and medical literature. Continue reading
Music Engagement: Long-term Training Effects
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
A Different Look at Autism
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