Music in the Mind

Music in the Mind

Thanks to brain imaging devices, researchers have been able to determine that music activates multiple brain regions, which is why it has such a global impact on our memory, immune response, stress response, and our emotions. W5 developed an incredible series called...
Research: MT and Brain Injury

MM#43 – The Musical Brain – Part III

Our company organized an “open mic” for persons with disabilities who chose to display their musical growth and talent in front of an audience filled with loving friends and family. Some of the performers have autism and/or autistic tendencies. One young woman who...
Research: MT and Brain Injury

MM#42 – The Musical Brain – Part II

It seems that there are many different spins on the musical brain. In an article by Mark Wheeler , he wrote of Istvan Molnar-Szakacs who will be using “emotional music” to examine the brain regions involved in emotion processing. “Music has long been...
Research: MT and Brain Injury

MM#41 – The Musical Brain – Part I

During sessions at the Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured music therapists use the music from the client’s senior high school years as a means to stimulate long-term memory. Connie, a 40 year-old female who sustained a head injury in the early...