MU158 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Neuroplasticity
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The ability of the brain to rearrange itself. Certain areas of the brain can learn to make up for loss of function in other areas of the brain. In an injury, someone can lose ability to communicate or speak. Musical areas of the brain can take its place. Neuroplasticity dependent upon the client being engaged in experiences that encourage the use of the behaviour that is lost or impaired. Combining varied approaches to developing a skill are more effective than pure repetition. Encourage multiple neural connections that increase chances of developing and strengthening neuroactivity. Music based interventions help to facilitate the recovery of speech and language functions. Neuronal networks responsible for music processing widely distributed throughout the brain. Many of these music processing sites are in areas of brain adjacent to or overlapping with areas involved in language and speech functioning. Engagement in speech and music activates some of the same areas of primary auditory regions of brain.
