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Music improves social communication and brain connectivity in children with autism

December 11, 2022 anitanee

Engaging in musical activities such as singing and playing instruments in one-on-one therapy can improve autistic children’s social communication skills and increase brain connectivity in key networks.

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Music can improve social communication skills in autism

November 26, 2022 anitanee

In 2018 researchers from the University of Montreal and McGill University in Montreal, Canada, published a report showing that music intervention alters brain activation and improves social communication skills in children with autism.

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How beatboxing can help young people with speech problems

July 31, 2018 anitanee

Beatboxing can help young people overcome speech problems, and some neuroscientists think it could help to unlock the brain’s potential.

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