1. Does music induce interbrain synchronization between a non-speaking youth with cerebral palsy (CP), a parent, and a neurologic music therapist? A brief report.
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Kang, Kyurim, Orlandi, Silvia, Lorenzen, Nicole, Chau, Tom, and Thaut, Michael H.
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FRONTAL lobe , *PSYCHOLOGY of parents , *TEMPORAL lobe , *EMPATHY , *CAREGIVERS , *ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY , *COMMUNICATION barriers , *MUSIC therapists , *PHYSICIAN-patient relations , *BRAIN mapping , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *MUSIC , *CEREBRAL palsy , *PARENT-child relationships , *EMOTION regulation , *STORYTELLING - Abstract
Shared emotional experiences during musical activities among musicians can be coupled with brainwave synchronization. For non-speaking individuals with CP, verbal communication may be limited in expressing mutual empathy. Therefore, this case study explored interbrain synchronization among a non-speaking CP (female, 18 yrs), her parent, and a music therapist by measuring their brainwaves simultaneously during four music and four storytelling sessions. In only the youth-parent dyad, we observed a significantly higher level of interbrain synchronization during music rather than story-telling condition. However, in both the youth-parent and youth-therapist dyad, regardless of condition type, significant interbrain synchronization emerged in frontal and temporal lobes in the low-frequency bands, which are associated with socio-emotional responses. Although interbrain synchronization may have been induced by multiple factors (e.g., external stimuli, shared empathetic experiences, and internal physiological rhythms), the music activity setting deserves further study as a potential facilitator of neurophysiological synchrony between youth with CP and caregivers/healthcare providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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