Music Therapy

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Fetal learning: a prospective randomized controlled study.

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether prenatal exposure to a music stimulus alters fetal behavior and whether this continues into the newborn period. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A prospective randomized control trial was conducted using an exposure learning model in ...
D K James, C J Spencer, B W Stepsis (Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 200211)
fetal-learning-prospective-randomized-controlled-study.asp

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Pain and the body schema: effects of pain severity on mental representations of movement.

Previous research suggests that response times for imagined movements provide a sensitive measure of the integrity of the motor system. In a group of 12 patients with chronic unilateral arm pain, the authors demonstrate that response times for imagined ...
J Schwoebel, H B Coslett, J Bradt, R Friedman, C Dileo (Neurology, 200209)
pain-body-schema-effects-pain-severity-mental-representations-movement.asp

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Heart rate indication using musical data.

Heart rate data reflects various physiological states such as biological workload, stress at work and concentration on tasks, drowsiness and the active state of the autonomic nervous system. This paper proposes system to indicate heart rate using musical ...
Kiyoko Yokoyama, Jun-ichiroh Ushida, Yasue Sugiura, Mikako Mizuno, Yasufumi Mizuno, Kazuyuki Takata (IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, 200207)
heart-rate-indication-musical-data.asp

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Music listening as a nursing intervention: a symphony of practice.

This article presents the use of music listening as an effective, noninvasive intervention designed to assist nurses in creating a healing environment to promote health and well-being. Music has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing pain, decreasing ...
Ruth McCaffrey, Rozzano C Locsin (Holist Nurs Pract, 200204)
music-listening-nursing-intervention-symphony-practice.asp