56 research outputs found
Describing Students’ Perceptions of a Structured Journal Club for Learning Evidence-Based Practice Methods
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Date Presented 4/1/2017
This mixed-methods study explores students’ perception of guided journal clubs, including their overall satisfaction, knowledge base, and presentation skills, to improve competence in using evidence-based practice. These are necessary skills for clinicians to deliver best care.
Primary Author and Speaker: Kimberly Szucs
Additional Authors and Speakers: Brianne Haneman</jats:p
Syntactic Processing of Music and Language in Aphasia
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Interview with YA mystery author, Valerie Sherrard
No full textAn interview with Valerie Sherrard, a YA author, which focuses on her process of writing the Shelby Belgarden mystery series.
Syntactic Processing of Music and Language in Aphasia
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The Relation between Musical Training and Connectivity of the Sentence Processing Network in Healthy and Aphasic Adults
No full textSyntactic Processing of Music and Language in Aphasia
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Yoga for Sleep, Pain, Mood, and Executive Functioning in Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury
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Date Presented 4/1/2017
We used a mixed-methods design to demonstrate the benefit of a group yoga intervention for persons with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). Aligned with the holistic principle of occupational therapy, a yoga-based intervention combining mind and body in practice might be an ideal alternative for clients with chronic TBI.
Primary Author and Speaker: Pey-Shan Wen
Additional Authors and Speakers: Ileana Herrin
Contributing Authors: Alain Loret de Mola, Freddy Rodriguez, Brianne Maravel, Luis Benitez, Ivan Cabrera</jats:p
A Synaptic and Systems Level Investigation of Memory Processes Using a Novel Multiple Memory Behavioural Procedure
No full textIt is proposed that memories stabilize through synaptic and systems level consol- idation processes, forming long-lasting memory representations. Systems con- solidation models suggest that hippocampal contribution to memory storage dis- engages as time progresses, while ensembles of cortical neurons are proposed to form increasingly strong connections that store and represent remote memories as consolidation proceeds. Investigations into memory representations highlight discrepancies between the involvement of a cortical region in remote memory processes, the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and the hippocampus. The present thesis introduces a novel behavioural procedure that examines the ef- fect of increased processing demands on the hippocampus and the consequent effect on memory consolidation, storage and retrieval. Rats were trained on a single spatial task, two different spatial tasks, or one spatial and one non-spatial task. Regional involvement of the hippocampus and the ACC during retrieval were examined using immediate early genes and proteins of interest. Structural modifications in memory storage were examined using the Golgi-Cox method and quantification of dendritic complexity was an- alyzed through neuron reconstruction. The contribution of the ACC to spatial memory retrieval was assessed through behavioural performance and transient ACC pharmacological inactivation. The present thesis provides evidence that increased demand on the hip- pocampus results in accelerated processing of spatial memories. Findings show that the involvement of the ACC in memory processing can be manipulated by increasing hippocampal-processing demand. Functional, structural and be- havioral data suggest that taxing the demand on the hippocampus accelerates the involvement of the ACC. There is also evidence of continued hippocampal involvement in memory processes at recent and remote time points. Taken to- gether, these findings indicate an increased recruitment of the ACC, but not an accelerated independence from the hippocampus, in spatial memory processes. The use of a novel behavioral procedure aimed at increasing hippocampal- demand can reveal processes more similar to those present in the human con- dition, where there is a constant demand on memory systems. The novelty of the findings presented in this thesis will further our understanding of remote memory
Yoga for Musicians: A Practical Guide to Using Common Yoga Techniques for Performing Musicians
No full textabstract: As research on injuries, performance anxiety, and general wellbeing of performing musicians broadens, many institutions and orchestra have begun to integrate health and wellness programs into their curriculums. Music is both a physical and mental discipline and the systemic practice of yoga may aid in developing good habits and body awareness, help musicians maintain proper posture, strengthen commonly injured parts of the body, remove stiffness, and combat performance anxiety.
While the musical world is recognizing the need to implement programs that preserve health and wellbeing, very few performing musicians are actually trained and certified to provide guidance in the area, particularly yoga. This document explores the history of yoga, since the studies used along with the authors experience encompass multiple schools and aspects of the yoga practice.
The author lays out the aspects of a successful performance: mental well-being, physical well-being, and preparedness of music. Studies are explored to provide understanding of the physical and mental challenges musicians frequently face. To aid in preventing and coping with these challenges, physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation are the tools explored within this document.
The author utilizes scientific studies, research, anatomical knowledge, and yoga teaching experience to lay out the many ways that yoga may benefit musicians. This document concludes by to laying out sequences of postures for the reader. The postures, breath practices, and meditations suggested within these sequences are explained within the documents so that the reader may practice safely and correctly. The intention is that any performing musician is able to participate in the postures and sequences and benefit from the practice of yoga, without any yoga experience. The integration of yoga and performing musicians by qualified professionals could shift a readers experience with performance anxiety or performance injuries.Dissertation/ThesisDoctoral Dissertation Performance 202
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