by jb music therapy | Mar 26, 2013 | Blog
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...
by jb music therapy | Mar 14, 2012 | Blog, Neuro Rehab - Brain Injury, Stroke
The Science Behind Music that Heals the Brain The human brain is an amazing piece of machinery that controls, processes and stores everything we think, say or do. It runs every function in our body whether we are conscious of it or not. When part of our brain is...
by jb music therapy | Nov 1, 2011 | Blog, Disabilities
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...
by jb music therapy | Oct 25, 2011 | Autism, Blog
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...
by jb music therapy | Oct 18, 2011 | Blog
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...