Study Proves Auditory Processing Changes After The Listening Program Advanced Brain Technologies, creators of The Listening Program®, a provider of evidence-based music programs and products for improving brain function, today announced the publication of a new… Tags auditory processing, auditory processing disorder, Brain, jay lucker, learning disability, listening, music listening therapy, neuroscience, research, The Listening Program, tlp Read more
Beach Happy Facebook Live interview with Alex Doman What does it take to be happy most of the time? Are some people predisposed to happiness or is it something available to any of us? These… Tags alex doman, auditory, brain health, Healing at the Speed of Sound, music, podcast, research, stress, The Listening Program Read more
The Role of The Listening Program® in the Development of Speech & Language in Children By Allison Tanner, MS, CCC-SLP The first years of a child’s life involve the achievement of a variety of social and emotional, behavioral, physical, cognitive, and speech… Tags children, listening therapy, research, The Listening Program Read more
New Research Article: The Listening Program Effective In Reducing Auditory Sensitivities In Children Introduction Advanced Brain Technologies, a leading provider of neuroscience-based music programs for improving brain function, today announced publication of a peer reviewed journal article that discusses… Tags auditory, listening therapy, music, research, The Listening Program Read more
New Study Shows Quantitative Benefits in Children With Autism, ADHD and Other Needs When Using The Listening Program Advanced Brain Technologies, creators of The Listening Program®, a provider of evidence-based music programs and products for improving brain function, today announced the publication of a new… Tags ADHD, auditory processing, Autism, Brain, jay lucker, learning disability, music listening therapy, neuroscience, occupational therapy, occupational therapy international, research, sadako vargus, The Listening Program, tlp Read more
Stressed? Research reveals our music shows promise for relief… We live in a high stress world with pressures that have led to a global health epidemic. 72% of Americans say stress levels have increased over the… Tags research, stress, The Listening Program Read more
New Research Demonstrates Efficacy of inTime to Help Children Overcome Learning Disabilities Advanced Brain Technologies, creators of The Listening Program®, a provider of evidence-based music programs and products for improving brain function, today announced publication of a groundbreaking study… Tags inTime, research, Russia Read more
‘Super Agers’ Appear to Have More Oversize Brain Cells Than the Rest of Us Older people around the world are being encouraged to stave off memory loss and even Alzheimer’s by keeping their brains active — whether via crossword puzzles or… Tags Journal of Neuroscience, memory, research, Super Agers Read more
Six Major Mental Disorders Tracked to Same Brain Regions, Treatments May Be Effective Across Spectrum While a host of serious mental health illnesses — from schizophrenia to depression — have historically been diagnosed by symptoms, a new study that locates them all… Tags depression, Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry, Mental Disorders, research, schizophrenia, Stanford University Read more
Training the Brain to Smile Could Lead to Better Health, Better Moods, Even Better Career Success We’ve all seen our share of the ever-present smiley faces, but could there be something behind the smile that points straight up to the brain? While research… Tags Brain, Penn State University, research, smile Read more
Don’t Forget to Remember: Study Points to Ability of Brain to Store, Strengthen Memories It’s a classic moment in TV courtroom scenes. The opposing attorney stares down a witness and slyly asks: “The murder happened three years ago — haven’t you… Tags Harvard, memory, psychology, research Read more
The Big Future: Can We Build a Better Brain? There is no constant except change, said the Greek philosopher Heraclitus. Now, researchers believe the future could very well change the human brain. A recent post at… Tags Brain, research Read more
Desire to Smoke May Be in Your Head: Penn Medicine Study Shows Brain Activity Differs Between Successful Quitters and Relapsers Why do some people who want to quit smoking succeed and others fail? The problem could be “in their heads” — literally. A recent study conducted by… Tags Penn Medicine, research, smoking Read more
Neuroscientists Make the Call: Smartphones Require Fingers, But Ultimately Change the Brain Using smartphones affects more than people’s behavior, it appears. While some research has shown that access to a smartphone can change social interactions, a new scientific study… Tags Brain, cell phones, mobile devices, research, University of Zurich Read more
Can Flexing Your Brain Give Your Muscles Some Mojo? Image credit: traineracademy.org As often as it gets said, there’s still nothing magical about “wishing on a shooting star.” It won’t help you get rich, become famous,… Tags Brain, Fitness, Journal of Neurophysiology, muscles, Ohio University, research Read more
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Research Show It’s in Our Heads, But Mostly Formed by Habits The “raison d’être” of neurological research is that — given enough time, dedication, and resources — the reasons for everything can eventually be mapped out. Now it… Tags Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, research, University of Cambridge Read more
Generosity Starts in the Brain, Say Researchers Studying the Giving Spirit in Children Does generosity have a neural component? It certainly appears so. Developmental neuroscientists at the University of Chicago recently conducted an experiment that leads them to believe there… Tags children, generosity, neuroscience, research, University of Chicago Read more
Older Brains Aren’t Necessarily Slower, But They Could Be Trying to Take In Too Much Why does it seem more difficult for older people to master the Internet or navigate the ins and outs of a new mobile phone? While many think… Tags aging, aging brain, brain health, Brown University, elderly, learning, research, technology Read more
Clues About Brain Activity Emerge from Harry Potter Study Harry Potter books may be good fun to read, but they also have provided new insight into what goes on inside the human brain when it digests… Tags brain activity, Carnegie Mellon University, CMU, Harry Potter, research Read more
The Canine Brain Connection: Humans Appear to be ‘Dog People’ For a Reason As every mother knows, there’s something special about seeing the faces of her own children. Chalk it up to an evolutionary protection scheme, or just the way… Tags Brain, canine, Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Comparative Medicine, research Read more
Forget Google — The Brain May Have Its Own GPS System While Google is intent on mapping everything in your universe, it just so happens that your brain may have its own internal GPS system. Neuroscientists studying this… Tags Brain, Google, GPS, research, University College London Read more
This Little Piggy Went: ‘We Can Help You Understand the Infant Human Brain’ Everyone knows the old nursery rhyme. “This little piggy went to market; this little piggy stayed home …” Now researchers at the University of Illinois College of… Tags and Environmental Sciences, Consumer, human brain, pig, research, University of Illinois College of Agricultural Read more
‘Alzheimer’s in a Petri Dish’ Opens Exciting New Avenues for Research The statistics on Alzheimer’s disease, and the victims that it claims every year, are staggering. Scientists have been studying the devastating brain disease process for decades, but… Tags Alzheimers, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Fall Symposium, research Read more
Swedish Message: The Brain May Be Able to Produce New Nerve Cells After Stroke More than ten years ago, Swedish researchers were the first to demonstrate that stroke leads to the formation of new nerve cells from the adult brain’s own… Tags Brain, Karolinska Institutet, Lund University, research, Stroke Read more
Curiosity May Have ‘Killed the Cat,’ But It Could Be a Boon to Earnest Learning We all know the expression “Curiosity killed the cat.” But a new study suggests that when it comes to acquiring and retaining information, it may provide a… Tags curiosity, Neuron, research Read more
The Language of the Brain: Delayed Verbal Development in Autism May Have Long-Lasting Effects As many people know, toddlers who don’t talk by the time they are two are often later diagnosed with autism. The acquisition of language and formation of… Tags Autism, neuroscience journal Cerebral Cortex, research, Verbal Development Read more
Diagnosing Autism: Unlocking the Science of the Brain Neuroscience is truly the new frontier. Understanding what the brain does — and what it can tell us if we look — is offering up a plethora… Tags Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, Autism, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, research Read more
Early Cerebellum Injury Could Be Possible Cause of Autism Getting to the root of autism is an increasingly urgent objective of neuroscience researchers. Not only are autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often debilitating to sufferers, but the… Tags Autism, neuroscience, research Read more
Researchers Discover Brain Remains Active While We Snooze Does the brain ever really rest? The answer is probably Yes. And also No. A team of researchers from Cambridge and Paris conducted a study that showed… Tags Brain, research, science, sleep Read more
Tufts’ 3D Brain-like Tissue Could Aid in Brain Research Sometimes to see the whole, one first must examine the parts — or even grow them. That’s one factor undergirding a recent research development at Tufts University… Tags Brain science, research, Tufts Read more
Vanderbilt Study: Parents of Children with Autism Benefit from Peer-Led Interventions Are mothers of children with autism and other disabilities most likely depressed, stressed, and sleep-deprived? Might there be interventions that could help? Most people asked those questions… Tags Autism, parents, research, Vanderbilt Read more
What Do Mice Hear and How Does It Work? Researchers Study Process with New Imaging Technique What do mice hear? And how? Getting to the crux of that could help scientists not only learn more about the auditory world of a mouse, but… Tags Brain, hearing, Johns Hopkins, mice, research Read more
Texas Researchers Studying How Loud Noise Affects the Brain It’s appropriate, perhaps, that the effect of loud noises is being studied by a group of researchers in Texas — where big things abound. Now scientists working… Tags Brain, noise, research, University of Texas at Dallas Read more
New Research Shows Brain Signals Engagement with Stimuli Somewhere between The Walking Dead television series and a set of Superbowl commercials, researchers may have added substance to the supposition that what elicits responses from people… Tags Brain Signals, Jacek Dmochowski, research, Stanford University Read more
TLP Autism Research Published in Occupational Therapy International Research measuring the effect of The Listening Program®, shows promise for children with autism who suffer with auditory hypersensitivity. The results indicated a decrease in the number… Tags auditory hypersensitivity, occupational therapy, outcomes, research, The Listening Program Read more
inTime: Early Research Outcomes “In today’s hectic world, it is easy to become overwhelmed; inTime has helped me to think in a clearer and more organized way meaning I am less… Tags inTime, outcomes, research Read more