tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post2019790726500618761..comments2024-01-12T00:48:55.192-08:00Comments on Music and Brain Blog at University of Toronto: Entrainment and the Motor SystemLee Bartelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468225852676801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post-91844921138751378542014-11-17T09:40:32.289-08:002014-11-17T09:40:32.289-08:00Thank you for an engaging topic and article. I kn...Thank you for an engaging topic and article. I know that the subject of entrainment and the motor system is usually applied to music therapy, and how music can help patients with motor difficulties, but I think there is also a lot of potential for this research in dance, movement, and sound studies. There’s a relevant book about this called <i>Keeping Together in Time</i> (1995) by William H. McNeill. His main idea is of something he calls “muscular bonding,” so rather than discussing an <i>individual’s</i> experience of being rhythmically moved by music, he introduces the <i>collective</i> movement of people who are guided by the same rhythm. However, he only sparsely connects his arguments with the brain or things like RAS and RSS. But anyway, I think intersubjectivity in regards to RAS is a fascinating topic. <br /><br />In terms of RAS and gait training, I always find it interesting and significant that the best results are achieved with music chosen by the clients themselves, suggesting that the pleasure they get from listening to music they like might have something to do with their rehabilitation. This probably debunks the theory that there could be “ideal” music for this type of therapy. Even if the music is deemed rhythmically appropriate, if the client, as you say, is indifferent and most importantly not attentive to it, it will be much less beneficial. Also notable is the point you bring up about clients making their own music; it seems like creating their own rhythm by other means gives them motivation and strength to regain power in terms of motor control.Stacey U.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17862137859256836759noreply@blogger.com