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Author Berger, Jonathan

Title Music, Science, and the Rhythmic Brain : Cultural and Clinical Implications
Published Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (223 pages)
Series Routledge Research in Music
Routledge research in music.
Contents Front Cover; Music, Science, and the Rhythmic Brain; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part I: Research on Rhythmic Entrainment in Music; 1. Introduction to Entrainment and Cognitive Ethnomusicology: Udo Will and Gabe Turow; 2. Entraining the Brain and Body: Emil Jovanov and Melinda C. Maxfield; 3. Rhythmic Entrainment and Evolution: Judith Becker; 4. A Scientific View of Musical Rhythm: Matthew Wright; 5. EEG Research Methodology and Brainwave Entrainment: Udo Will and Scott Makeig
Part II: Clinical Implications of Rhythmic Entrainment Research6. Using Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation for Rehabilitation: Concetta M. Tomaino; 7. Binaural Beat Stimulation: Altering Vigilance and Mood States: Gabe Turow and James D. Lane; 8. Audio-Visual Stimulation: Research and Clinical Practice: Thomas Budzynski, Helen K. Budzynski, Leslie H. Sherlin, and Hsin Yi Tang; 9. Rhythmic Sensory Stimulation of the Brain: The Possible Use of Inexpensive Sensory Stimulation Technologies to Improve IQ Test Scores and Behavior: Harold Russell and Gabe Turow; 10. Conclusion: Jonathan Berger
Summary This book studies the effects of repetitive musical rhythm on the brain and nervous system, and in doing so integrates diverse fields including ethnomusicology, psychology, neuroscience, anthropology, religious studies, music therapy, and human health. It presents aspects of musical rhythm and biological rhythms, and in particular rhythmic entrainment, in a way that considers cultural context alongside theoretical research and discussions of potential clinical and therapeutic implications. Considering the effects of drumming and other rhythmic music on mental and bodily functioning, the volume
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Subject Musical meter and rhythm -- Physiological aspects
Musical meter and rhythm -- Psychological aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Turow, Gabe
ISBN 9780203805299
0203805291