Top 12 Brain-Based Reasons Why Music as Therapy Works
When used properly, music can be an incredibly powerful treatment tool. Music therapist Kimberly Sena Moore shares the top 12 brain-based reasons why music works in therapy.
Convergence = Computer Science + Entertainment + Brain Science
There are three trends driving convergence of entertainment of computer science and entertainment. The first is the customers’ expectation is that content will follow the customer across multiple devices. The second is creators, the people and companies who produce the content, are becoming a much broader group. And the third is the canvas, as the underlying technology being used for the creation of the entertainment experience, is broadening the interactions consumers can have with content.
Tinnitus, Music, and Brain Plasticity
Great news for tinnitus sufferers: today the New York Times reports that researchers in Germany have developed and tested a novel music therapy for ameliorating the symptoms of tinnitus, with promising results. The researchers’ work is based on behavioral training that aims to reorganize the auditory cortex- much as the Brain Fitness Program works. Read…