Music and the brain: a review of neuroscientific and clinical applications

My research examines the relationship between neuroscience and music, exploring its clinical applications. I extensively review the specific neuroanatomic structures implicated in musical perception. Knowing the function of each brain structure as it relates to musical perception provides insight as to how music is able to elicit certain physical and emotional responses. As music interacts with the human brain, it is also able to provide social, cognitive, and emotional benefits. Given these benefits, my research argues that music is an effective therapeutic intervention for vulnerable populations. I examine the impact of music therapy on preterm infants, hearing impaired individuals, intellectually disabled individuals, and Parkinson\u27s and Alzheimer’s Disease patients. My research also proposes that continuous musical exposure throughout the lifespan may prevent the acquisition of neurodegenerative disorders later in life. As the literature generally appears to support this proposition, I ultimately urge for an increased emphasis on music-based education programs

Finding rhythm through auditory imagery: an approach to Parkinson’s Disease treatment

The following research article explores music therapy in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The general interaction between the rhythmic properties of music and motor associated brain areas is discussed at length. These interactions provide a basis for understanding how music therapy can address the rhythmic impairments of the disease. Dance therapy, Musical Sonification, Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) are three types of music-based therapies that have been found to be effective in treating the motor symptoms of PD. These therapies may be particularly effective for the PD population because they draw upon musical rhythm as an external pacing cue.While external pacing cues have been found to help PD patients entrain to rhythm, research has not yet explored how rhythm can be internalized over time. The current article proposes that the experience of Involuntary Musical Imagery (INMI) may offer patients a means of creating an internalized representation of rhythm that can be maintained beyond the therapeutic setting. Strategies to increase the occurrence of INMI are explored, accounting for individual differences and certain musical characteristics. In addition to advocating for music-based therapies in the treatment of PD, there also calls for increased research on how INMI may be incorporated into these therapies

Alien Registration- Larivee, Emile (Lewiston, Androscoggin County)

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Performance cognitive de futurs professionnels de l'intervention

Cognitive levels of 48 University students enrolled in humanities were assessed by piagetian tasks. Three specific formal abilities were measured: combinatory, probability, control of variables. For the control of variable tasks, the percentage of students reaching the formal levels did not exceed 50% while that of probabi-lity and combinatory tasks went up to 90%. The results are analyzed according to school training effect and content of tasks.Le niveau opératoire de 48 étudiants universitaires en sciences humaines est mesuré à l'aide d'épreuves relevant du schème de la combinatoire, de la probabi- lité et du contrôle des variables. Le pourcentage des étudiants atteignant les niveaux formels aux épreuves du contrôle des variables ne dépasse pas 50% alors que celui obtenu aux épreuves de probabilité et de combinatoire monte à 90%. Les résultats sont analysés en fonction de l'effet de l'apprentissage scolaire et du contenu des tâches

Manson, Barry

Barry Manson was born in Skowhegan, Maine in 1947. He grew up in Rumford and worked in his father’s grocery store from third grade to high school. Manson shares his story of being an out gay man since the age of 12 and the uncomfortable environment of living in a closed-minded community in Northeast Maine. He briefly attended college in Tampa, Florida then Ricker College in Houlton. While living in Connecticut, he began hitchhiking to New York City on a regular basis to enjoy the city’s theater scene and night life. He moved to New York where his love for theater and partying kept him out until 3 a.m. He returned to Maine in 1969 where he became active in gay rights organizing in his local community of Lewiston and Portland, including being part of the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance which became Equality Maine. He supported his community during the height of the gay civil rights movement, the AIDS epidemic, and during lesbian feminist activism. He discusses the Maine gay bar scene in depth, commenting on bars that no longer exist, such as Roland’s Tavern, the Oasis, Creamos, Cybil’s, and more. Since 1983 he has lived in a farmhouse in Waterboro where he gardens and keeps bees. Citation Please cite as: Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries. For more information about the Querying the Past: Maine LGBTQ Oral History Project, please contact Dr. Wendy Chapkis.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/querying_ohproject/1014/thumbnail.jp

On being two-spirited in Eeyou Istchee

Two-Spirited people were traditionally considered gifted individuals among the First Nations of Canada and held respectful positions within their society. Colonization and the introduction of religious doctrines caused a paradigm shift of their traditional beliefs, especially in regard to sexual orientation and gender identity. Little is known about the Two-Spirited people still living in reservations and the challenges they face in their life journey. This phenomenological study explored the lived experience of being a Two- Spirited person in the actual Cree communities of James Bay, Quebec. Giorgi’s (1985) method was used to identify significant themes arising from the collected narratives of ten participants. Data analysis revealed a migratory path divided in four themes: (1) I Am Different, (2) It Was War, (3) I Had to Run Away, and (4) I Wanted to Go Home. The findings can inform health care service providers and program developers on the unique challenges facing Two-Spirited individuals in order to adapt their professional practice and propose interventions that are culturally congruent

Using the prevent-teach-reinforce model to reduce challenging behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder in home settings : a feasibility study

Background. Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often engage in high levels of challenging behaviors, which can be difficult to reduce for parents in home settings. The purpose of our study was to address this issue by examining the effects of adapting the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce model (PTR) to support parents in reducing challenging behaviors in children with ASD in a feasibility study. Method. We conducted a non-blinded randomized trial to compare the effect of the PTR to a business as usual, less intensive intervention (i.e., 3-hr training) on challenging and desirable behaviors (N = 24). Results. The PTR and the 3-hr parental training both reduced challenging behaviors and increased desirable behaviors. Moreover, parents implemented the PTR model with high fidelity and rated it highly for social acceptability. Conclusions. This feasibility study showed that it is possible to compare the PTR with families to a less intensive intervention in a future trial. However, research with a larger sample is essential to determine whether the PTR is more effective than less intensive treatments (e.g., parent training