I believe the approach of Miranda Yeoh is very important. Many years ago, during medical school, I studied for two years (before turning to surgical pathology) the rehabilitation of aphasic patients after a stroke. The majority of patients were older, came from the countryside and only spoke the local dialect . However, the rehabilitation was done in Italian. So these people who were older and had severe brain problems had to learn a new language. On this issue I had big problems with the heads, and this was the reason why I abandoned this field of study .
This can perhaps be related to the first problem Miranda shows: the fact that her students are not native English speakers. But I think there may be more. I do not know if she has watched the extensive literature on the rehabilitation of aphasic patients and music. Perhaps you might find some interesting ideas to tie the two. However, this work is very elegant and it could also open up new avenues in the treatment of children with dyslexia and attention deficit . What do you think of these suggestions?
Conference Paper The Effectiveness of Musical Mnemonics in Teaching Biology: ...
Yes, this is a great idea. My experiences in neurorehabilitation and in stroke management have redirected my thinking towards using music for treatment of patients with aphasia and dysarthria. I have indeed achieved much progress on this. It is also effective in teaching an individual a new language. However, for the apahsia and dysarthria, you need to understand the pre-morbid social life of the patient especially the kind of music that s/he is in turn with. Individual responds to music emotionally an there is always tendency to verbalise and vocalise the song especially if it is the one that the individual loves. The concurrent and consistent stimulation of the area 43 and 44 and some overlap to area 42 of the brain is very essential in aphasic patient.
Yes, this is a great idea. My experiences in neurorehabilitation and in stroke management have redirected my thinking towards using music for treatment of patients with aphasia and dysarthria. I have indeed achieved much progress on this. It is also effective in teaching an individual a new language. However, for the apahsia and dysarthria, you need to understand the pre-morbid social life of the patient especially the kind of music that s/he is in turn with. Individual responds to music emotionally an there is always tendency to verbalise and vocalise the song especially if it is the one that the individual loves. The concurrent and consistent stimulation of the area 43 and 44 and some overlap to area 42 of the brain is very essential in aphasic patient.
As a speech language pathologist in the U.S, there is a lot of research on therapy used to help persons with aphasia. Can check into journals published by ASHA American Speech Language Hearing Association. I have used singing as part of therapy, especially well-known tunes to help in automatic recall and to get voice started if they are unable to speak.
I agree. Speech language pathologists and music therapists use music (often in the form of melodic intonation therapy) for individuals who have had strokes and resulting aphasia. Nearly all of the music therapy literature (Journal of Music Therapy is your best source) is available through Oxford University press.
Michael Thaut has a lot of good research on using music with people who have aphasia. (Some people get very upset if you use the term "aphasic patients" for a number of reasons. Many professional associations such as the APA promote the use of person-first language where the emphasis is placed on the person instead of the condition that they have to keep the language humanizing. Also some do not feel it is appropriate for someone to refer to people as "patients" unless the speaker is directly involved in providing clinical care for that person with aphasia. Otherwise calling them patients is making some assumptions about what they are doing about their condition that may or may not be accurate.)
Dear Genna, I believe that political correctness is often used to hide things under the carpet, but perhaps they are things that need to be contextualized (the biggest problem of course is where the greater the social hypocrisy). However, I agree to follow all the roads that do not harm our neighbor. PS Here patients are no longer called patients, but clients (from the pot to the coals). Thank you and Ciao
Maurizio
Yes for sure, music plays a vital and soothing role.
Its makes the patient indulge in listening to that particular music.
Silent instrumental songs would be more effective rather than playing a other music.
Instrumentals have proved to be more effective.
Music and music therapy may be useful for recovery of speech and useful tool for important emotional support to patients of aphasia. There may certain connection or connections between language and music in the brain. In our daily normal life too we immediately feel a change in mood become enthusiastic and forget pain too. Such changes are related to hormonal secretions and or neurotransmitters.
I went to a very good session on the use of music in neurorehabilitation at the world federation of neurorehabilitation earlier this month. A demonstration of use of singing phrases was use to show how it can help a person with aphasia with limited expressive language speak. Th theory was that music is deeply encoded and whole phrases consisting of several words can be mapped onto just one musical phrase therefore reducing memory load and providing assistance with structuring a phrase or sentence. I will certainly be trying this with some of my patients in the future.
I believe it can be effective depending on the extent of damage and stage of rehabilitation
Dear Maurizio, I just got to view this question, when I added a dataset:
'Lyrics of Mnemonics: Krebs cycle'.
My aim is to make learning Biology more FUN, promote lifelong learning as I state in the dataset :)
I will come back again, when I have thought well about this question. THANKS.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262185471_Lyrics_of_Mnemonics_Krebs_Cycle?ev=prf_pub
Data Lyrics of Mnemonics: Krebs Cycle
Dear Maurizio,
In my review, I have discussed the value of music mnemonics among patients of multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease.
I apologize humbly for the wrong spelling of 'Krebs' as 'Kreb' in some places. I learnt it wrongly and it took along time to get it right, as I explained on this thread. Thanks.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_you_narrate_some_learning_from_the_mistakes_you_have_committed_while_conducting_research_or_otherwise
This is a very interesting problem.
I am not a geek, but I can give a few remarks ...
You should know what type of music to listen to do this kind of patient (including frequency). how much the amplitude, at what time, at what dose ...
We tried with students a little depressed and overworked, from a certain dose (duration), their condition begins to decline, they become more susceptible to loneliness and dependence, the anxiety level goes up a little, etc ...
Please see following papers on music therapy. These papers are mainly related to the treatment of Indian Classical music to various diseases like blood pressure, diabetes etc. In fact Indian classical music had been used since time immemorial for getting relief from variety of illnesses by the Indians. The another class is of "BHAJANS " in the Indian music. These are devotional songs and used by many Indians for mental relief. Mind and physical health are closely related. When the mind is elevated , the process of physical healing gets momentum !
Effects Of Music Therapy On Clinical And Biochemical ...
www.banglajol.info/index.php/JBSP/article/download/9760/7243
by M Sharma - 2011 - Related articles
The traditional classical music of India, offers a balanced and ... Indian Classical Music gives soothing ... A research study at the Berlin University showed that the ... Music therapy on metabolic syndrome. Article. J Bangladesh Soc Physiol.
International Journal of Medical Research ... - IJMRHS
ijmrhs.com/vi32/25%20Srilatha%20etal.pdf
Mar 4, 2014 - Research Article ... Keywords: Music therapy, Mental Depression, Indian Classical Music, ... Music is a well known ancient method to heal var.
Effect of music on blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory ...
www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=29924
by S Siritunga - 2013 - Related articles
The study group (n = 127) listened to a music based on Indian classical system ... Conclusions: Listening to Indian classical music for about 22 minutes ... Cite this paper ... Journal Supplements, 9, F3-F7. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/sum030 ... [17], Yale Medical Group (2005) Alternative therapy—Art therapy, dance therapy, music
Specific to research using Western music, here are some recent articles regarding music therapy for patients with aphasia.
Nicki S. Cohen and Jean Ford
The Effect of Musical Cues on the Nonpurposive Speech of Persons with Aphasia
J Music Ther (1995) 32 (1): 46-57 doi:10.1093/jmt/32.1.46
Melissa Brotons and Susan M. Koger
The Impact of Music Therapy on Language Functioning in Dementia
J Music Ther (2000) 37 (3): 183-195 doi:10.1093/jmt/37.3.183
Nicki S. Cohen
The Effect of Singing Instruction on the Speech Production of Neurologically Impaired Persons
J Music Ther (1992) 29 (2): 87-102 doi:10.1093/jmt/29.2.102
Yes Virginia , use of western music for patients with aphasia is welcome. I think music is music and has no barriers of language and eastern or western as such. ! I hope you will agree to my point. What I wanted to emphasize that Indian music has been used by Indians for treatments since time immemorial. The traditional Ayurveda system of medicine has described it too. Only the thing that people of modern world are now realizing the importance of music for the physical and mental health. I think there should be an integrated study of Indian and Western music for developing effective music therapy and there should not be any boundary of the country. Even in Africa and other parts of the world there may be pieces of local music which may be very good combinations for healing and one must search for it.
Arun, I intended no offense, just to offer articles regarding the topic from the western culture. I know that different ideas are presented in western vs. Indian music in music therapy procedures. I know specific ragas have been used for varying needs/specifications. Western music therapy ascribes to the use of patient-preferred music so that one person may not have the same responses as another when the same musical stimuli are provided. While some music may be known across groups, within the US, different regions and age groups have remarkably different responses to the same song. So western MTs find out what music is specific for each patient and cater their services to provide therapy around those areas. I find this to be an intriguing discussion.
While "music is music" is true. Sadly, there are barriers, often cultural. Many westerners may not appreciate the ragas of India or the tonality of the music, as quarter-tones are not prevalent in western music. And not all westerners appreciate even classical music of any nation, again a cultural issue.
While music has been used for healing for centuries, not always successfully (think of the glass armonica), the scientific rigor we now appreciate is still in its infancy regarding some of its applications.
Virginia , thanks for your reply. I am of the opinion that cultural barriers must be kept aside as far as music is concerned. I do not understand that why westerners often ignore Indian music or do not appreciate ? In India and Indian subcontinent , western music is not hated but many try to integrate it with the traditional Indian music. Some of the musicians have created best pieces of music by such combination. I am of the opinion that in each music some good qualities rest and we should try for integration of such good things. Culture, caste creed , religion etc are human products of mind but music is Natural to every human being and even to other forms of life.
Yes Branislav ! The power of good music is immense and crosses all boundaries. It elevates mind beyond physical senses too. It is immaterial whether it is western, eastern, nothern, southern or any other. Just now I saw your profile and your papers written in the Serbian language. May i request for those in the English language translated ? If possible please do the needful.
Yes. There's a technique called Melodic Intonation Therapy that has been shown to be effective in improving the language expression of patients with aphasia. I'm not too well versed on the current literature (last 5 years) surrounding this topic, but this technique (along with finger tapping) was very effective for many of my patients when I practiced in a sub-acute facility.
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