With the new year comes new research; however, we need to look at what was published later in 2014 before moving into 2015!. We are excited to bring you this snapshot of research articles published over the last few months. Continue reading
Category Archives: 2014 Articles
Music Therapy & ASD Research
A new Cochrane Review is available on the topic of music therapy for individuals with Autism! Continue reading
Open Access Music and Rehab Articles
Today we will look at more open-access articles. Several have come out in the past few months and are freely available on pubmed! Continue reading
The Motor System May Impact Speech in Autism
The idea that persons on the autism spectrum have motor differences is not a new one; however, ideas around how motor movement in persons with ASD can impact other skills have just recently gained more press. Researchers published a recent article reviewing research on motor differences and suggesting that these impact speech and communication abilities. Continue reading
Music Therapy for Agitation in Dementia
This week we will look at a cost effectiveness synthesis that included music therapy as a non-pharmocological intervention. Livingston et al. (2014) conducted a synthesis paper in order to determine the cost-effectiveness of different sensory and behavioral interventions for agitation in adults with dementia. Continue reading
Music for Rehabilitation – Open Access
Happy 4th of July to all of our US readers! In this post we will be looking at recent articles that focus on the use of music for rehabilitation. All articles are open-access, meaning you can follow the links to read the entire article! Enjoy! Continue reading
April 2014 Update
Today’s update is focused on two articles that have free access! We hope you enjoy. Continue reading
Music Therapy for Older Adults with Dementia
Our First update of the year will be focused on some article concerning older adults with dementia. Two look at the impact of music therapy sessions on behaviors and the last will look at an evaluation of the Music in Dementia Assessment Scale. Continue reading