March 17th, 2010 
Kat Fulton 
A couple of weeks ago, Matt Logan of the Music Therapy Source tweeted a completely “irreverent, hilarious, & surprisingly accurate” article entitled 7 Insane Ways Music Affects the Body (According to Science). While I’m constantly reading up and obsessing myself with research on music’s physiological effects, this article opened my eyes to a new perspective. [...]
Posted in Research 
Tags: drum, drum circle, group drumming, healing, health, immune system, mood enhancement, Music & Wellness, music making, music therapy, preventative care, rhythm, wellness 
6 Comments » February 25th, 2010 Kat Fulton 
We know about physiological and behavioral effects of music therapy from research published in nursing journals and music therapy journals. I have listed some effects on infants in a NICU. Furthermore, we know of research pertaining to cognition, speech & language, and sensorimotor domains thanks to Dr. Michael Thaut and the Center for Biomedical Research in [...]
Posted in Music & Wellness, Research Tags: Ani Patel, brain, language, music, neuroscience, Neurosciences Institute, speech 3 Comments » February 20th, 2010 Kat Fulton 
A recent surge in the past 25 years of medical music therapy research has caught the attention of hospital administrators, health care professionals, and the media across the country. On the front page of the July 2008 issue, the American Academy of Pediatrics News published Music as medicine: In neonatal and rehabilitation units, operating rooms [...]
Posted in NICU Infants, Research Tags: baby, hospital, infant, NICU Music Therapy, Research 2 Comments »
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