Podcast appearances and mentions of Concetta M Tomaino

How does someone with a movement disorder that effects executive functioning suddenly move to music with a dance tempo?  Concetta M. Tomaino, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, and long-time collaborator with famed British neurologist Oliver Sacks, explores the power of music to reach those with dementia and other neurologic conditions. Tomaino dives into the research with host, Meryl Comer on ways to use music to awaken cognitive reserve in our loved ones deep into late-stage Alzheimer's disease.  You won't want to miss this episode in BrainStorm's six-part series that showcases researchers & clinicians featured in Renee Fleming's anthology Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health. Support for BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer's is provided by Biogen and Genentech. Support the Show.

How can someone with supposedly no memory recognize a familiar melody? Concetta M. Tomaino, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, and long-time collaborator with famed British neurologist Oliver Sacks, dives into the research with host, Meryl Comer. Tomaino shares clinical techniques to help us reach and awaken cognitive reserve in our loved ones with music deep into late-stages of Alzheimer's disease.  You won't want to miss this episode in BrainStorm's six-part series that showcases researchers & clinicians featured in Renee Fleming's anthology Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health.Support for BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer's is provided by Biogen and Genentech.   Support the Show.

How can Music assist in the “awakening and healing” of individuals with neurological conditions like Alzheimer's disease and other dementias?  How is music effective in the care of individuals with these conditions?  Join Dana with today's guest, Dr. Concetta Tomaino, the Executive Director/Co-Founder for the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function in Mount Vernon, New York, who answers these questions and more.  Gain a greater understanding of the power of music and how caregivers can integrate music into their daily routines with their affected loved ones.  Dr. Tomaino also discusses how music is connected to our emotions and our lived experiences and that these connections stay with us throughout our lives. Do you have a question for Dana? Email her directly at thememorywhisperer@gmail.com or visit www.thememorywhisperer.com for additional resources.  The Memory Whisperer podcast is written and produced by Dana Territo, with help from audio editor Blake Langlinais. Additional production support from Ryan Martz and Julia Weaver. Special thanks to Michael Andrews, a person with dementia, and Innovations in Dementia, CIC for our flute music. Graphics by Xdesign.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Tuscan Gardens Senior Living's Founder and CEO, Dr. Larry Pino & Dr. Concetta M. Tomaino, DA, LCAT, MT-BC, discuss scientific applications of music therapy, therapeutic relationship between music and the brain, and implementation of music to care for your loved one.Head over to TuscanTalks.com to see show notes, including direct links to resources you've heard today.A pioneer in the field of music therapy, Dr. Concetta Tomaino is both the Executive Director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) and formerly Senior Vice President for Music Therapy at CenterLight Health System, (formerly Beth Abraham Family of Health Services) Internationally known for her research in the clinical applications of music and neurologic rehabilitation, Dr. Tomaino has lectured on music therapy throughout the United States and in Argentina, Australia, South Africa, Italy, England, and Canada. A past president of the American Association for Music Therapy, Dr. Tomaino was honored at the United Nations with the Music Therapists for Peace Award of Accomplishment. Committed to fostering the broadest access to music therapies for people in need the world over, Dr. Tomaino's work with the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function has advanced the state of the art and science of music therapy for individuals suffering the effects of brain trauma including stroke, or who are afflicted with such degenerative neurological diseases as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. 

Steve Mencher from the Library of Congress talks with Concetta M. Tomaino, Executive Director,Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, about "The Positive Effects of Music Therapy on Health."

Steve Mencher from the Library of Congress talks with Concetta M. Tomaino, Executive Director,Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, about "The Positive Effects of Music Therapy on Health."

Steve Mencher from the Library of Congress talks with Concetta M. Tomaino, Executive Director,Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, about "The Positive Effects of Music Therapy on Health."