Why is music therapeutic for neurological disorders? The Therapeutic Music Capacities Model

O Brancatisano, A Baird, WF Thompson - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Music has cognitive, psychosocial, behavioral and motor benefits for people with
neurological disorders such as dementia, stroke, Parkinson's disease (PD) and Autism …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of square dance interventions on physical and mental health among Chinese older adults: a systematic review

K Ou, MYC Wong, PK Chung, KYK Chui - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Square dancing is an emerging form of aerobic exercise in China,
especially among middle-aged and older people. The benefits of square dancing have been …

Music, computing, and health: a roadmap for the current and future roles of music technology for health care and well-being

KR Agres, RS Schaefer, A Volk… - Music & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The fields of music, health, and technology have seen significant interactions in recent years
in developing music technology for health care and well-being. In an effort to strengthen the …

Dopamine modulations of reward‐driven music memory consolidation

L Ferreri, E Mas‐Herrero, G Cardona… - Annals of the New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Music listening provides one of the most significant abstract rewards for humans because
hearing music activates the dopaminergic mesolimbic system. Given the strong link between …

[HTML][HTML] Dance on: a mixed-method study into the feasibility and effectiveness of a dance programme to increase physical activity levels and wellbeing in adults and …

L Britten, I Pina, C Nykjaer, S Astill - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Physical activity (PA) has beneficial effects on physical and mental health
outcomes in older adults. However, a consistent decline in PA participation has been noted …

Rock'n'roll but not sex or drugs: music is negatively correlated to depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic via reward-related mechanisms

EM Herrero, N Singer, L Ferreri, M McPhee, R Zatorre… - 2020 - psyarxiv.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected mental health. We assessed which of many
leisure activities had positive psychological effects, with particular attention to music, which …

[HTML][HTML] Music processing in preterm and full-term newborns: a psychophysiological interaction (PPI) approach in neonatal fMRI

L Lordier, S Loukas, F Grouiller, A Vollenweider… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) provide special equipment designed to give
life support for the increasing number of prematurely born infants and assure their survival …

[HTML][HTML] Sensogenomics of music and Alzheimer's disease: An interdisciplinary view from neuroscience, transcriptomics, and epigenomics

L Navarro, A Gómez-Carballa, S Pischedda… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The relationship between music and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been
approached by different disciplines, but most of our outstanding comes from neuroscience …

Music engagement is negatively correlated with depressive symptoms during the COVID‐19 pandemic via reward‐related mechanisms

E Mas‐Herrero, N Singer, L Ferreri… - Annals of the New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has deeply affected the mental health of millions of people. We
assessed which of many leisure activities correlated with positive mental health outputs, with …

Integrative review of singing and music interventions for family carers of people living with dementia

S Lee, T Allison, D O'Neill, P Punch… - Health Promotion …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The majority of people living with dementia are cared for by their families. Family carers play
a vital role in upholding the formal care system. Caring for a family member with dementia …