Exploring Music-Based Rehabilitation for Parkinsonism through Embodied Cognitive Science

Schiavio, Andrea; Altenmüller, Eckart

doi:10.3389/fneur.2015.00217

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“…Before we start, we should note that similar insights have already been addressed in music scholarship (e.g., Clarke, 2005 ; Reybrouck, 2005 , 2012 ; Leman, 2007 ; Leman et al, 2009 ; Krueger, 2013 ; Addessi, 2014 , 2015 ; Leman and Maes, 2015 ; Schiavio and Altenmüller, 2015 ; Schiavio and van der Schyff, 2016 ; Schiavio et al, 2016 ). And indeed, the orientation we develop here has antecedents in—and is inspired by—the work of Piaget ( 1952 , 1964 ); Imberty ( 1995 , 2009 ), and Delalande ( 1984 , 1998 , 2009 , 2013 ) among others.…”

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When the Sound Becomes the Goal. 4E Cognition and Teleomusicality in Early Infancy

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In this paper we explore early musical behaviors through the lenses of the recently emerged “4E” approach to mind, which sees cognitive processes as Embodied, Embedded, Enacted, and Extended. In doing so, we draw from a range of interdisciplinary research, engaging in critical and constructive discussions with both new findings and existing positions. In particular, we refer to observational research by French pedagogue and psychologist François Delalande, who examined infants' first “sound discoveries” and individuated three different musical “conducts” inspired by the “phases of the game” originally postulated by Piaget. Elaborating on such ideas we introduce the notion of “teleomusicality,” which describes the goal-directed behaviors infants adopt to explore and play with sounds. This is distinguished from the developmentally earlier “protomusicality,” which is based on music-like utterances, movements, and emotionally relevant interactions (e.g., with primary caregivers) that do not entail a primary focus on sound itself. The development from protomusicality to teleomusicality is discussed in terms of an “attentive shift” that occurs between 6 and 10 months of age. This forms the basis of a conceptual framework for early musical development that emphasizes the emergence of exploratory, goal-directed (i.e., sound-oriented), and self-organized musical actions in infancy. In line with this, we provide a preliminary taxonomy of teleomusical processes discussing “Original Teleomusical Acts” (OTAs) and “Constituted Teleomusical Acts” (CTAs). We argue that while OTAs can be easily witnessed in infants' exploratory behaviors, CTAs involve the mastery of more specific and complex goal-directed chains of actions central to musical activity.

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“…Furthermore, music science is a field of research that investigates the impact of music on cognition. For instance, the "4E cognitive science" framework, has been recently adopted in music research by some authors (Schiavio and Altenmüller, 2015;Krueger, 2018;van der Schyff and Krueger, 2019). "4E" stands for Embodied, Embedded, Extended, and Enactive -four overlapping principles that help describe mental life in a novel and fascinating way.…”

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Persistent Effects of Musical Training on Mathematical Skills of Children With Developmental Dyscalculia

Ribeiro

Santos

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Musical training (MT) is perceived as a multi-sensory program that simultaneously integrates visual, aural, oral, and kinesthetic senses. Furthermore, MT stimulates cognitive functions in a ludic way instead of tapping straight into the traditional context of school learning, including mathematics. Nevertheless, the efficacy of MT over mathematics remains understudied, especially concerning longstanding effects. For this reason, this longitudinal study explored the impact of MT on numerical cognition and abstract visual reasoning using a double-blind and quasi-experimental design. We assessed two groups of children from primary schools, namely one with developmental dyscalculia [DD; n = 22] and another comprising typically developing children [TD; n = 22], who concomitantly underwent MT. Numerical cognition measurement was carried out at four different time points: Baseline (pre-MT assessment), mid-test (after 7 weeks of MT), post-test (after 14 weeks of MT), and follow-up (10 weeks after the end of MT). Significant interactions were found between time and group for numerical cognition performance, in which the DD group showed higher scores in number comprehension, number production at mid-test, and calculation at post-test compared to baseline. A key finding was that number production, number comprehension, and calculation effects were time-resistant for the DD group since changes remained on follow-up. Moreover, no significant differences over time were found for abstract visual reasoning for both groups. In conclusion, the findings of this study showed that MT appears to be a useful tool for compensatory remediation of DD.

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“…The 4E framework is currently being developed by a handful of scholars in association with musical cognition (e.g., Krueger, 2014 , 2016 ; Schiavio and Altenmüller, 2015 ; van der Schyff, 2017 ; Linson and Clarke, forthcoming ). It is also explored in biological contexts by Barrett ( 2011 , 2015a , b , forthcoming ) as an alternative to the brain bound (and arguably anthropomorphizing) approach of traditional computationalism.…”

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Evolutionary Musicology Meets Embodied Cognition: Biocultural Coevolution and the Enactive Origins of Human Musicality

Schyff

Schiavio

2017

Front. Neurosci.

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Despite evolutionary musicology's interdisciplinary nature, and the diverse methods it employs, the field has nevertheless tended to divide into two main positions. Some argue that music should be understood as a naturally selected adaptation, while others claim that music is a product of culture with little or no relevance for the survival of the species. We review these arguments, suggesting that while interesting and well-reasoned positions have been offered on both sides of the debate, the nature-or-culture (or adaptation vs. non-adaptation) assumptions that have traditionally driven the discussion have resulted in a problematic either/or dichotomy. We then consider an alternative “biocultural” proposal that appears to offer a way forward. As we discuss, this approach draws on a range of research in theoretical biology, archeology, neuroscience, embodied and ecological cognition, and dynamical systems theory (DST), positing a more integrated model that sees biological and cultural dimensions as aspects of the same evolving system. Following this, we outline the enactive approach to cognition, discussing the ways it aligns with the biocultural perspective. Put simply, the enactive approach posits a deep continuity between mind and life, where cognitive processes are explored in terms of how self-organizing living systems enact relationships with the environment that are relevant to their survival and well-being. It highlights the embodied and ecologically situated nature of living agents, as well as the active role they play in their own developmental processes. Importantly, the enactive approach sees cognitive and evolutionary processes as driven by a range of interacting factors, including the socio-cultural forms of activity that characterize the lives of more complex creatures such as ourselves. We offer some suggestions for how this approach might enhance and extend the biocultural model. To conclude we briefly consider the implications of this approach for practical areas such as music education.

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Exploring Music-Based Rehabilitation for Parkinsonism through Embodied Cognitive Science

Cited by 35 publications

References 217 publications

When the Sound Becomes the Goal. 4E Cognition and Teleomusicality in Early Infancy

When the Sound Becomes the Goal. 4E Cognition and Teleomusicality in Early Infancy

Persistent Effects of Musical Training on Mathematical Skills of Children With Developmental Dyscalculia

Evolutionary Musicology Meets Embodied Cognition: Biocultural Coevolution and the Enactive Origins of Human Musicality

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