Brian Jantz, a music therapist at Boston Children's Hospital, plays with a patient, Yaneishka Trujillo. Jantz uses music to engage with children.
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Brian Jantz, a music therapist at Boston Children's Hospital, plays with a patient, Yaneishka Trujillo. Jantz uses music to engage with children.
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Carlos H. Costa and Joana Christina Brito de Azevedo perform at the Interdisciplinary Society for Quantitative Research in Music and Medicine meeting in Athens, Georgia. Researchers looking at the effects of music on the body and mind presented at the conference.
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Carlos H. Costa and Joana Christina Brito de Azevedo perform at the Interdisciplinary Society for Quantitative Research in Music and Medicine meeting in Athens, Georgia. Researchers looking at the effects of music on the body and mind presented at the conference.
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Music therapist Eric Miller performs with David Akombo, assistant professor of music education at Jackson State University, at the conference. Miller also demonstrated how biofeedback can be used in music therapy sessions.
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Music therapist Eric Miller performs with David Akombo, assistant professor of music education at Jackson State University, at the conference. Miller also demonstrated how biofeedback can be used in music therapy sessions.
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Clint Goss performed a variety of world instruments at the conference. He collaborates with Eric Miller in studying the physiological effects of Native American flute playing. They are in a musical group called SpiritGrass.
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Clint Goss performed a variety of world instruments at the conference. He collaborates with Eric Miller in studying the physiological effects of Native American flute playing. They are in a musical group called SpiritGrass.
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Nacho Arimany improvises on piano at the conference. He's collaborating with a company called Advanced Brain Technologies to compose music aimed at benefiting the brain.
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Nacho Arimany improvises on piano at the conference. He's collaborating with a company called Advanced Brain Technologies to compose music aimed at benefiting the brain.
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