Music, Science, and the Rhythmic Brain

Jonathan Berger is Professor of Music at Stanford University. Gabe Turow is a Research Associate at The Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics and the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts at Stanford University. In 2005, he co-founded the Stanford Annual International Symposium Series on Music, Rhythm, and the Brain, and in 2008, established the UCSF Children’s Hospital Music Program. Turow is finishing his music therapy licensing process (MT-BC) and Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) certification, both of which he expects to complete by the summer of 2011. He is currently an Artist in Residence at Branson High School, in Ross, CA where he teaches ceramics and music. A professional instrument maker and ceramicist (StoneInstruments.com), his work is currently on display at the Parse gallery in New Orleans.

Contents Acknowledgements 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 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 Research 6: Using Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation for Rehabilitation, Concetta M. Tomaino 7: Binaural Beat Stimulation: Altering Vigilance and Mood States, Gabe Turow and James Lane 8: Audio-Visual Stimulation: Research and Clinical Practice, Thomas Budzynski, Helen K. Budzynski, Leslie 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