Appendix 3.03 Survey of The Neurosciences
and Music III Conference 2008
Disorders and Plasticity
Title, Category
Aim
Mus. Material, Cultural Ref.
Technology & Procedure
Main focus of interest
Conclusion
60S
. Bernardi et al.
(417-
421)
Rhythm cueing of cognitive functions
Cat. 4: Rhythm Cat. 10: Training
61S
. Brandes et al.
(422
-425)
Music programs to remedy burnout Cat. 11: Deficit Cat. 12: Therapy
62S
. Forsblom et al.
(426
-430)
Music listening in stroke rehabilitation
Ca
t. 11: Deficit
Cat. 12: Recovery
63S
. Norton et al.
(431
-436)
Melodic intonation therapy
Cat. 11: Deficit Cat. 12: Therapy
To investigate the interaction between rhythm cueing and cognitive programming of complex actions in a patient suffering from ideomotor apaxia (IA), an impairment of high
-level voluntary motor
control
To test whether specially designed receptive m
usic
programs and protocols might reduce the symptoms of burnout
syndrome
To gain more insight into the therapeutic role of mus
ic
listening in stroke rehabilitation
To gain insight in the effect of Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) on language recovery in patients with nonfluent aphasia
Rhythm cueing consisting of an isochronous metronome
like square wave tone. The speed of r
hythm was changed
flexibly with the training CR: Neutral Recorded music:
Two specifically designed music programs, P1 and P2, called Individualized Music-Focu
sed Audio Therapy
(I- MAT). Plus a program consisting of unspecific nature sounds (PN)
. CR: W
estern
Recorded music:
Music selected by patients
CR: Western, Western traditional, Western popular
Singing short phrases, from
2-3 to 5 or
more syllables, on
two pitches matching the phrases’ natural prosody
CR: Neutral
A 32 year
-old woman,
suffe
ring from a hemiparesis,
was asked to learn complex novel motor sequences involving the left upper llmb, with or without rhythm cueing
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). Participants, suffering from burnout. listened fo a program twice daily for 30 min,
5 days per week, for 5
weeks. P1: n=45. P2 n=40. PN n= 26. Control gr
ou
p n=39
Two interview studies.
1) 20 patients listened to self
selected music at least 1 hour a day for 2 months. 2) A participatory action research study involving nurses
The patient repeats words and phrases sung by the therapist.
Individual training
sessions, instituting the use of Inner Rehearsal
and
Auditory
-Motor Feedback
Training
To compare efficiency of training
with or without rhythm
cueing
Comparison of music intervention groups P1 and P2 with Placebo group PN and Control group, a waiting list group which received no lisening program during the intervention period
Interviewing stroke patients about the subjctive emotions and cognitions evoked by music listening, and nurses about the clinical use of music listening
Inner Rehearsal:
Slowly
tapping the patient’s hand while humming the melody, hen sofly sing the words.
Auditory
-Motor Feedback
Training:
Patients listen as the
therapist sings the target, and learn
to compare their own
out
put as they repeat the
phrases
Both sets of training increased the patient’s accuracy, but rhythm cueing was significantly more effective
Two specific music programs significantly reduced burnout symptoms after 5 weeks. The effects were maintained over a long time period Results sug
gest that m
usic
listening can be used to relax, improve mood, and provide both physical and mental activation during the early stages of recovery from stroke
We share observations and addition
s to the protocol that
aim to enhance MIT’s benefit, and the rationale that supports them