Music rhythms boost babies' brain responses to speech study
University of Washington ILABS researchers report that 9 month olds who enjoyed 12 music rhythm play sessions with rocking showed stronger brain responses to disrupted rhythm in both music and speech. The randomized trial involved 39 infants and measured activity in auditory and prefrontal cortex.
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Institute For Learning & Brain Sciences
I-Labs
University of Washington
Christina Zhao
ILABS
Proceedings
The
National Academy of Sciences
Zhao
Patricia Kuhl
Kuhl
Molly McElroy
Relationship between hearing music and body movement
A 2016 University of Oslo study in the Journal of New Music Research explores motor theory as the basis for linkages between musical sound and body movement. Using sound tracing and motion capture, researchers find gestures align with pitch and rhythm, with dissonance showing weaker ties, guiding future large scale studies.
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University of Oslo
Journal of New Music Research
Taylor & Francis
Rolf Inge Godoy
Godoy
Arthritis patients should be screened for hearing loss
A January 2016 Open Rheumatology Journal article notes sensorineural hearing loss is common in rheumatoid arthritis patients with prevalence estimates from 25 to 72 percent. Elderly, long disease duration, active disease, seropositivity, high acute phase reactants, and nodules raise risk. smoking, alcohol, and noise exposure also contribute. Regular audiometric testing and TEOAEs are advised. treatment may include steroids and DMARDs. Antioxidants like vitamin E may help protect the inner ear and lifestyle changes are recommended.
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Open
Amir Emamifar
Kristine Bjorndal
Inger M.J. Hansen
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