Scientia Press

Music therapy is a field that is attracting increasing interest from psychologists, therapist, and neuroscientists.  As a sensory experience that can activate all areas of the brain at once, its use in therapeutic contexts has been shown to improve emotional and cognitive functioning while reducing stress.  The benefits of music therapy and its target audience vary widely.  It can help cheer up mental health patients and give them a new way to express their emotions.  Neurologists study its ability to enhance language usage, memory, or motor skills.  It’s used in hospitals to support patients who go through painful procedures or prolonged treatments, and it provides cognitive and emotional stimulation to geriatric patients, especially those struggling with dementia.  Usually the treatment consists of therapists, musicians, or patients playing instruments or singing.