Significant changes in gait cycle parameters have been observed in individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) during walking to rhythmically accentuated music (McIntosh et al., 1997; Thaut et al., 1996). These findings are consistent with previous studies that concluded that persons with PD compensate for basal ganglia malfunction by relying more heavily on external cues to guide movement, even ...

Body movement and embodied knowledge play an important part in how we express and understand music. The gestures of a musician playing an instrument are part of a shared knowledge that contributes to musical expressivity by building expectations and influencing perception. In this study, we investigate the extent in which the movement vocabulary of violin performance is part of the embodied kno...

Entrainment has been studied in a variety of contexts including music perception, dance, verbal communication and motor coordination more generally. Here we seek to provide a unifying framework that incorporates the key aspects of entrainment as it has been studied in these varying domains. We propose that there are a number of types of entrainment that build upon pre-existing adaptations that ...

as rational human beings, we always think and look back upon our predecessors and forefathers, how they have lived and what they have accomplished, in order to learn from their experiences and broaden our horizons. there is no doubt that olivier messiaen is one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, because of his unique musical approach, language and style. thus, western modern...

introduction: the pain produced by intravenous (iv) cannulation is the most important incident associated with invasive ways experienced by every young patient. however, there are some techniques that can be used to reduce the severity of the pain. therefore, this study examines the effects of two methods of relaxation and distraction techniques- music and rhythmic berating on the pain reductio...

This article is written from the perspective of empirical research within the broad field of the neuroscience of music (including evolutionary, behavioural, neuroimaging and neuropsychological approaches), with a central theme of the multisensory experience of rhythm and movement in music and dance. Section 1 explores some historical theories on the evolutionary origins of music that point to t...

the focus of this article is on music in ghaznavid (977 – 1186 ad) period. in addition to turkish culture, it was influenced by persian and arabic cultures. the aim of this research is to recognize the music of historical dynasty in middle iranian history (after the dominance of islam until modern times). this government is divided into three historical periods; in every period, the geographica...

the main purpose of this paper is analyzing the form and harmony in “neynava”, a piece composed by “hossein alizadeh”. written in 1984, the piece has been composed for solo ney (an iranian instrument) and string orchestra. according to composer himself, this piece is developed according to “dastgah of nava” and its melodic movement and parallel combination is consisted of different modes that c...

Timing abnormalities have been reported in many neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD). In PD, motor-timing impairments are especially debilitating in gait. Despite impaired audiomotor synchronization, PD patients' gait improves when they walk with an auditory metronome or with music. Building on that research, we make recommendations for optimizing sensory cues to improve t...

The kónkóló timeline is ubiquitous in most Yoruba musical practices; serving as the background rhythmic pattern and time marker, it principal that delineates music’s structure. Previous bodies of work have investigated nature Western rhythm from a range different perspectives, such terms cultural significance, cognitive neural relationships with language movement, potential pedagogical therapeu...