neuroscience

Book Review: Why We Like Music

December 7, 2011
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I am super-excited to share with you a book recently introduced to me: Why We Like Music: Ear, Emotion, Evolution. The book was originally published in Italy about 5 years. It has been translated into English by Stephen Thomson Moore and released just two months ago by New World Media.
Here’s the short version of this [...]

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Top 10 Little-Read Posts from the Maven Archives

May 11, 2011
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It’s magic! I’m on vacation…yet there’s another blog post
I’m taking a week off for some much-needed R&R time with my family. Which gave me the perfect opportunity to dive in to the Maven archives and dig up some old articles for you:

Which is More Critical: Science-Based Treatment? Or Skilled Therapists?
What You Ought to [...]

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Explore My Other Projects

April 25, 2011

Today, I’m excited to share with you some articles I’ve written recently that have been published on other sites. One of the “perks” of being a blogger–for me, anyway–is having the opportunity to share my passion (music therapy!) through the internet ethers.
Here’s what I’ve been up to lately:

Episode 15 of the Music Therapy Round Table [...]

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It’s Raining Awesome YouTube Videos!

March 28, 2011

Ever hear the saying “when it rains, it pours”? Well, it was raining awesome YouTube videos for me last week!
Below are three videos I highly recommend you watch. The first is an interview between Ellen (yes, THAT Ellen) and Jodi Picoult, author of the music therapist’s favorite new book, Sing You Home. They don’t chat [...]

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It’s Brain Awareness Week!

March 18, 2011
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Did you know that this week is Brain Awareness Week (BAW)? I didn’t!
According to the Dana Foundation, BAW is a global campaign aimed at increasing “public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research.” I don’t know the history behind how BAW got started, but it now happens every March. BAW highlights efforts of [...]

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[VIDEO] Music as a Core Function in Our Brain

September 29, 2010
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So is it a bad thing to brag on your own blog?
The bragging isn’t just for me, it’s mostly for my husband. My husband, Steve, is a lifelong band director, conductor, and music educator. The other week, he gave a talk exploring the theory that music is a core function in our brain. He summarizes [...]

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Top 12 Reasons Why Music as Therapy Works

April 22, 2010

UPDATE: The Posit Science article was posted! You can read it here.
I was recently invited to write an article for Posit Science, a company dedicated to brain fitness and interested in neuroscience. Although it’s not yet posted, I wanted to share it with you, as I’ve written out many of the “arguments” I use to [...]

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Handouts from the 2010 #mwamta Conference

April 12, 2010

For those who attended my presentations at the Midwestern Regional Music Therapy Conference in Fort Collins this past weekend, here are the handouts!
“Functional Neuroscience for the Clinical Music Therapist”
Click here to download a handout (pdf) from this presentation
“Music Therapy in a Web 2.0 World: How You Can Harness the Power of the Internet”
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Video: The 3 Neurotransmitters

March 18, 2010

Last fall, you heard The Neurodevelopment Song. In January, it was Watch and Learn: The Mirror Neuron Song. Today, I bring you the third song in this (yet-to-be-named) series: The 3 Neurotransmitters.
As therapists, we literally re-wire the brains of our clients. That type of re-wiring happens because of certain chemicals in our brain, called [...]

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