The Center for Biomedical Research in Music (CBRM) consists of three divisions:
I. The ‘Robert F. Unkefer’ Academy
of Neurologic Music Therapy
The Academy offers Neurologic Music Therapy Training
Institutes to music therapists and other disciplines. Upon
completion of the training, attendees become Members of the Academy. Advanced Training is also offered, after which the
Member can receive the designation of Fellow.
II. Neuroscience Research Laboratories
These research laboratories are
designed to study:
Ø Auditory motor and cognitive
neuroscience;
Ø Neurologic rehabilitation;
Ø Rhythm perception, rhythm production,
and rhythmic synchronization; and
Ø Neuroscience of music and scientific
foundations of music therapy.
*The Center has also sponsored research
in performing arts medicine for musicians*
III. Neurologic
Music Therapy Clinics
Community outreach groups are run for a variety of
populations ranging from individual to group therapy experiences.
Affiliations:
The Center is affiliated with the Music Therapy Division
(Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance) within the College of Liberal Arts;
the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience Program; the Department of
Electrical Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Program; and Poudre
Valley Hospital.
*Requesting Research
Subjects*
The Center for Biomedical Research
in Music at
To qualify to enter the study, we
are looking for people with Parkinson’s Disease and
who have fallen at least 2 times in the last 6 months. You will also need to be able to walk independently with or
without an assistive device (cane or walker) for at least 5 minutes on level surfaces.
Please call Ruth Rice, Physical
Therapist at 214-3352 if you are interested in participating in this study.
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