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
Brownie Points for My Brother
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
Last of 2012: Music and Anxiety
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
We are strong, we are okay, we are grateful.
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