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Melodic Intonation Therapy
Author(s) -
Norton Andrea,
Zipse Lauryn,
Marchina Sarah,
Schlaug Gottfried
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04859.x
Subject(s) - melody , aphasia , fluency , singing , music therapy , intonation (linguistics) , psychology , medicine , audiology , linguistics , cognitive psychology , psychotherapist , musical , art , management , economics , visual arts , philosophy , mathematics education
For more than 100 years, clinicians have noted that patients with nonfluent aphasia are capable of singing words that they cannot speak. Thus, the use of melody and rhythm has long been recommended for improving aphasic patients’ fluency, but it was not until 1973 that a music‐based treatment [ Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT)] was developed. Our ongoing investigation of MIT's efficacy has provided valuable insight into this therapy's effect on language recovery. Here we share those observations, our additions to the protocol that aim to enhance MIT's benefit, and the rationale that supports them.