Music therapy may not be of any significant benefit to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published in JAMA. Credit: Photographee.eu ...

Music therapists are effective at treating autism. Autistic people think it is wrong of us to try. Perhaps you flinched at my use of the word autistic, as opposed to the more accepted, person-first ...

Looking to the literature on neuroplasticity—the ability of neurons to change their connections and networks—could provide some answers. Enjoyable music activates the reward network of the brain, ...

During the massive heat waves and wildfires in Australia before covid took over our lives, healthcare workers there were struggling to take care of people coming in with what they came to call ...