Do speech and music rely on selective cortical regions? 👉 NO TL;DR: Speech and music recruit frequency-specific distributed cortical networks, typical of spectral fingerprints biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… by Noémie te Rietmolen, M Mercier, A Trébuchon, Benjamin Morillon, D Schön Thread below ⏬

For those of you waiting for the ~50 chapters of "The Rhythms of Speech and Language": The publisher is facing a production jam—but you can get your free preprint already at languagecycles.com/rosal/.

Home-based music compilation & listening helps people living with dementia to reconnect with 'their' music, process the emotional effects & associations, understand it's importance. Preferred music listening for people living with dementia: Two home-ba... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

✨ New Research Survey ✨ Please share this new survey that explores the experiences of music leaders and how they promote the social health of our community music groups. Full participant information details can be found on the provided links here: amps.org.au/2024/09/01/cal…

Effects of Rhythm and Accent Patterns on Tempo-Keeping Property of Finger Tapping New article by Hiroki Matsuo + Yutaka Sakaguchi Action Editor: Trevor Agus journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… #musicscience #openaccess #OpenScience

Applications for the Arts Health Research Intensive 2025 are now OPEN! ⭐#AHRI25 Interested in #ArtsInHealth? Join us for an immersive week of developing knowledge, skills & contacts! Learn more & apply 👇 sbbresearch.org/arts-health-re… Partnership w/ UF Center for Arts in Medicine Jameel Arts & Health Lab

As most of you know, "The Future of Music and Arts in Medicine and Health" will take place in Berlin, Germany, and online September 18-21, 2024! There is still time to register! Secure your place at iammonline.com/berlin2024

Very excited to announce we have our first submission - can't wait to share it with you

New publication #MusicaeScientiae by Mari Romarheim Haugen, Guilherme Schmidt Câmara, Kristina Nylon, Anne Danielsen “Instructed timing and body posture in guitar and bass playing in groove performance” doi.org/10.1177/102986…

The transformative potential of participatory arts activities on everyday experience for those living with mental ill health. New article out! ⁦⁦⁦Jackie walduck⁩ ⁦School of Arts⁩ #sensesandsociety #trance #absorption tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Welcome back to #whatsyourresearch in 30 seconds Wednesdays! ⏲️ Meet Simone Maurer (Simone Maurer) She is a flautist, movement analyst, and PhD candidate at University of Melbourne. Her research investigates the connection between movement patterns and cognitive processes of musicians.

Welcome back to #whatsyourresearch in 30 seconds Wednesdays! ⏱️ Meet Daniel Yeom. Daniel (Daniel Yeom) is currently a PhD candidate at University of Melbourne, and in his last year of candidature exploring the genetic basis of singing.

Congratulations to Sabrina McKenzie (Sabrina McKenzie) for winning 2nd place at the University of Melbourne Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Grand Final competition! Pictured next to Sabrina is one of her supervisors, Dr Solange Glasser. Well deserved! 🎉 Photo from Kayla Morgan. 📸

New publication #MusicaeScientiae by Alice Sanderson, Antonia Ivaldi, Michael Forrester, “Moving from informal talk to performance: The use of musical prompting as an interaction device for resuming practice in musical theatre rehearsals” doi.org/10.1177/102986…

Fun fact- my HR was 125 stepping on stage today 😂 but I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it- feels so good to dip my toes back into presenting. So many amazing presentations today ♥️👊🏾💪🏾 Forever grateful for my supervisors Dr Solange Glasser & Dr Margaret Osborne #2ndplace #3MT #unimelb

Did you know that group singing releases endorphins, reduces stress, & fosters social connections which contributes to a sense of belonging and reduced isolation? This might explain why sing-a-longs are a common activity on school campuses during the first week of classes! 🎶🤝🎶

🎶Interested in music therapy and dementia care? Our next public lecture is on the 7th October! Becky Dowson will present ‘Evaluating singing groups for people with dementia and their carers: Findings from the PRESIDE 2024 study.’ Register today tinyurl.com/OctLecture

The International Society for Arts and Medicine (ISfAM) was established in 2023 with the primary aim to highlight the important connection of arts and medicine. Learn more about them at isfam.org