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Author: Martha Summa

This author has written 4 articles
Music As An Alternative To Opioids: Pain Management Stretches To New Paradigms
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Music As An Alternative To Opioids: Pain Management Stretches To New Paradigms

  • October 7, 2017
  • Martha Summa
  • addiction, Neurodiversity
Martha Summa explores how music therapy's affect on the brain is becoming recognized as a way to aid in battling and avoiding opioid addiction.
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Synesthesia, PTSD, And Chamber Music: A Concert To Celebrate The Benefits Of Music For Therapy
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Synesthesia, PTSD, and Chamber Music: A Concert to Celebrate the Benefits of Music for Therapy

  • November 7, 2016
  • Martha Summa
  • Neurodiversity, PTSD, Synesthesia
From my own viewpoint as a performing musician, there is surely no better way to advocate for the benefits of music in the brain than by presenting a unique chamber music concert specifically designed to emphasize these benefits.
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The Benefits Of Music For Therapy And The Neurodiverse
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The Benefits of Music for Therapy and the Neurodiverse

  • August 18, 2016
  • Martha Summa
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Dementia, Neurodiversity, parkinson's, stroke
Martha Summa discusses the important role music can play in therapy for the neurodiverse, and offers insight in to how different tempos can help different conditions.
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The Neural Tango Plays On!
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The Neural Tango Plays On!

  • June 22, 2016
  • Martha Summa
  • Neurodiversity
The power of music as an inspiration is well known by anyone who has been touched by this amazing force. But not nearly as well known is the fact that music is also a commanding force-- a direct conduit to the neural processes in the brain.
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