Music, Neuroscience, and Communication: Introduction to the Focus Area

In 2013, Shannon de l'Etoile and I guest-edited a special issue of Music Therapy Perspectives that was focused on the neuroscience of sensorimotor applications in music therapy. The May 2013 issue presented an overview of music and the brain by renowned cognitive psychologist Daniel Levitin, and several authors presented the importance of rhythm for timing of motor movement (Grahn & Watson, 2013; Thaut, 2013). This provided a foundation for considering the impact of music and rhythm on motor movements. Furthermore, music therapy clinicians presented considerations for music therapy applications addressing sensorimotor skills in rehabilitation (Conklyn & Bethoux, 2013; Lindaman & Abiru, 2013; Rice & Johnson, 2013; Whitall & McCombe Walker, 2013) and habilitation (Kwak & Kim, 2013; LaGasse & Hardy, 2013).

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