Brain and Music Group
Most people listen to music. Sometimes we like to listen to music while we work, other times to calm ourselves before going to sleep or while reading a book. Music is omnipresent in our lives as it is constantly played in our surondings. The Brain and Music group is a brain research group, but we are also very interested in how the brain is affected by music. The neuroscience of music is an ever expanding field and it is important to understand how the use of music can help ease symptoms, decrease illness severity, and have neuroplastic changes in the brain.
About the research group
We work on several projects including the Alzheimer's and Music Therapy (ALMUTH) study and are currently recruiting patients with early phase Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Subjective Cognitive Decline.
The Brain and Music group is a node group under the Bergen fMRI Group. We are located at the Institute of Biological and Medical Psychology.
Projects
Alzheimer and Music
UiB is currently running a research study using Music Therapy and Physical Activity Therapy on Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Subjective Cognitive Decline.
Follow this link to read more about the project.
Children and Music
We aim to shed light on atypical language development such as Specific Language Impairment (SLI) which will lead us to the design of new diagnostic tools or treatments.
Follow this link to read more about the project.
People
Group manager
Stefan Koelsch Professor
Group members
Tobias Bashevkin PhD Candidate
Birthe Kristin Flo PhD Candidate