All three of these links are related to the story of Snowball, the parrot who “dances” to music. This research has some interesting implications for understanding how and why rhythm influences movement patterns: gross motor, fine motor, and speech production.
1) Scientists: Some animals able to “dance” to music
2) Remarkable dancing birds: A cure for Parkinson’s
- This one includes the YouTube video. Watch it. It’s hysterical!
And for those music therapists who work with speech and language disorders, this blog link is for you:
Protocol evaluation for effective music therapy for persons with nonfluent aphasia
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