March 2010 – Strike the Right Note

Music in the Emergency Room May Improve Performance

Posted onWednesday, 31 March 2010Thursday, 27 August 2015AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Gatti MF, and da Silva MJ: Due to the assistant characteristic of the emergency service, the health professional experiences countless situations that generate anxiety. This study aimed to learn the professionals’ perception about the presence of Read More …

Music Affects Pain Perception

Posted onSaturday, 27 March 2010Friday, 14 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Kenntner-Mabiala R, Gorges S, Alpers GW, Lehmann AC, and Pauli P: The present study investigated affective and physiological responses to changes of tempo and mode in classical music and their effects on heat pain perception. Thirty-eight Read More …

Classical Music Improves the Performance of Experts

Posted onWednesday, 24 March 2010Thursday, 27 August 2015AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Conrad C, Konuk Y, Werner P, Cao CG, Warshaw A, Rattner D, Jones DB, and Gee D: BACKGROUND: Music and noise are frequent occurrences in the operating room. To date, the effects of these auditory conditions Read More …

Mozart More Relaxing than New Age Music

Posted onSaturday, 20 March 2010Sunday, 19 August 2018AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Smith JC and Joyce CA: Smith’s (2001) Attentional Behavioral Cognitive (ABC) relaxation theory proposes that all approaches to relaxation (including music) have the potential for evoking one or more of 15 factor-analytically derived relaxation states, or Read More …

Why Mozart Might Improve Weight Gain in Preterm Infants

Posted onWednesday, 17 March 2010Sunday, 19 August 2018AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Lubetzky R, Mimouni FB, Dollberg S, Reifen R, Ashbel G, and Mandel D: OBJECTIVE: The rate of weight gain in preterm infants who are exposed to music seems to improve. A potential mechanism could be increased Read More …

Mozart in Mainstream Medicine

Posted onSaturday, 13 March 2010Wednesday, 18 July 2018AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From an article in German by Trappe, HJ: It is well known that music not only may improve quality of life (QoL) but also have different effects on heart rate (HR) and its variability (HRV). Music emphasis and rhythmic phrases Read More …

Mozart Effect Present in Geriatric Patients

Posted onWednesday, 10 March 2010Sunday, 19 August 2018AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Cacciafesta M, Ettorre E, Amici A, Cicconetti P, Martinelli V, Linguanti A, Baratta A, Verrusio W, and Marigliano V: The ME [Mozart Effect] was described for the first time in 1993. Subsequently other studies with similar Read More …

Mental Musical Rehearsal Confounds Brain Researchers

Posted onSaturday, 6 March 2010Friday, 14 November 2014AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

From a study by Brothers L, Shaw GL, and Wright EL: It has been extremely difficult to quantify temporal aspects of higher level human brain function. We have found that mental rehearsals of musical performance of several minutes duration provide Read More …

Music In Our Schools Month

Posted onWednesday, 3 March 2010Tuesday, 11 August 2015AuthorCynthia K. Wunsch, M.M.Leave a comment

March is National Music in Our Schools Month, and in honor of the occasion, I thought I’d present you with a top ten list of why children should be encouraged to listen to classical music and learn to play an Read More …

Month: March 2010

Music in the Emergency Room May Improve Performance

Music Affects Pain Perception

Classical Music Improves the Performance of Experts

Mozart More Relaxing than New Age Music

Why Mozart Might Improve Weight Gain in Preterm Infants

Mozart in Mainstream Medicine

Mozart Effect Present in Geriatric Patients

Mental Musical Rehearsal Confounds Brain Researchers

Music In Our Schools Month

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