Troops Strike Up a Tune to Repair the Damage of Brain Injuries
From: Popular Science - 01/2010 - page 30
By: Andrew Rosenblum

Studies show that music can promote new neural connections, which Colorado
State University neuroscientist Michael Thaut theorized could help overcome
common symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI), such as short-term memory
loss and impaired decision-making skills. Thaut and his colleagues enrolled
31 veterans suffering from TBI in a “neurologic music therapy” study where
each drummer matches rhythms and tempos set by a bandleader. Last summer,
they published results that show that after several 30-minute sessions, the
group performed better on standard decision-making tests. 

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http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-12/troops-strike-tune-repair-injured-brains

Links:
Michael Thaut
http://www.music.colostate.edu/faculty/bios/thaut.asp

Shock to the System
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-%2526-space/article/2008-08/shock-system

Monitoring Soldiers' Brains in the Field
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-space/article/2008-04/monitoring-soldiers-brains-field

A "Mood Ring" For Brain Trauma
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-%2526-space/article/2008-08/mood-ring-brain-trauma