Music therapy can support motor skills and language development for children and adults. In Arizona, Medicaid funding exists for the therapy, but it’s limited and can affect access.

In two separate studies, researchers learned more about the way that our brains respond to music. One study found that brain neurons synchronize with musical rhythms, while the other showed how ...

When J.L. Gallese’s father entered the later stages of dementia, music became a regular element of his care. There were a few LPs of old TV show theme songs that he loved, and they played on repeat ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – World-famous opera singer Renee Fleming from Rochester is working with the National Institutes of Health to see what music does to her brain. Fleming sang in an MRI machine, and the ...

Brain injury survivor leans on music for treatment: 'You have to put a lot of effort into it' ...

Scientists are learning how music can do more than lift our mood, from easing anxiety to helping experimental drugs reach the brain. Why it matters: Music could supplement therapy, help people manage ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — An arm draped over the guitar on her lap, music therapist Hannah Joseph ponders how to begin an impromptu therapy session in her simply-decorated Kalamazoo office. “Ever hear of the 12 ...

This post is a review of I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine. By Daniel J. Levitin. W.W. Norton & Co. 405 pp. $32.50. In 1993, Nature magazine reported on a study suggesting that ...

From Harvard research to music therapy, science reveals how different genres trigger specific hormones, emotions, and even alter our cognitive function in measurable ways.

Music can also help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, which, in up to 95% of cases, can be driven by nongenetic factors. Neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter ...

Following the accident, John Famechon was admitted into intensive care. Source: Microsoft Copilot / Microsoft In August 1991, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon sustained severe incapacitating ...

Music and rhythm therapy are gentle ways to help babies who can't talk yet develop their senses, emotions, and brains. This ...