I suspect this is also true for music-based intervention applications. Certainly, there is an opportunity for investigation.

Strengthening recovery from chronic pain and opioid use: I was recently interviewed by Dr Sanjay Gupta on CNN about my work on Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE). Check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/5IWA...

In addition to her talk on the effect of rhythmic layering on mental imagery, @cerenayyildiz.bsky.social from the SMMBL also contributed a poster showing compelling interactions between musical micro variations and individual absorption tendencies on mental imagery #icmpc18 #musicscience

The RFP for Music Based Interventions and Pain pilot studies are out! audioanalgesia.org/2025-call-fo...

DOGE says they are saving 4 billion, but... ➡️ Every dollar in NIH research grants generates $2.46 in economic activity ($93 billion in 2023!) ➡️ The $1.7 trillion US biotech industry depends on public-funded science ➡️ Both of those fund a $57 billion US market for scientific tools and equipment

took us awhile to get round to it, but my lab has left twitter and joined bluesky! give us a follow if you like games, music, and/or competing with your friends on dumb internet things in the name of cognitive science

what is MORE? Mindfulness-oriented Recovery Enhancement? www.nature.com/articles/s44... #mindfulness research

forms.office.com/pages/respon... Please join the NCCIH funded research networks as we discuss how to advance music based intervention research focused on pain and/or Alzheimers disease and related disorders.

The final speaker of the term will be Oliver Durcan on "Exploring the Dynamics of Flow State Episodes" — those moments of heightened absorption, effortless control, and increased enjoyment during skilled activities like music making. Join us in person this Thursday (12-1PM) or DM for an online link.

Nice commentary by Luana Colloca on our new paper published in Biological Psychiatry www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...

This truly sucks and we can’t let them destroy the entire foundation of scientific research in this country www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/h...

I appreciate the new follows. I am an academic administrator and a music therapist researcher studying the mechanisms and technologies needed to optimize music-based interventions. I am currently a PI for an NIH research network audioanalgesia.iu.edu/main/