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·November 18, 2022·6 min read

Improvisation and Creativity in Professional Jazz Musicians

Professional jazz musicians play certain combinations of notes and "licks" with more constant timing and force than other notes. Findings suggest jazz musicians possess a collection of patterns that are directly grounded in their brains and bodies.

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·October 30, 2021·5 min read

A Rhythmic Approach to Music Therapy for Parkinson’s Patients

Musical therapy can help to improve fine motor skills in patients with Parkinson's disease.

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·October 14, 2021·4 min read

Singing and Imagining Improvised Music Elicits Flow-Like Brain States

Singing and imagined musical improvisation were associated with weaker connectivity to the executive function network in the brain and to the feeling of flow, which allows for unhindered musical creativity.

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·October 24, 2019·3 min read

How jazz improvisation affects the brain

Musical improvisation improves cognitive flexibility and increases inhibitory control.

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·July 5, 2018·5 min read

Training in Musical Improvisation May Teach Your Brain to Think Differently

Researchers say those who can improvise are better musicians than those who have limited improvisational experience. Additionally, the brains of those trained to improvise show different patters of electrical activity than non-improvising players.