MU Researchers Study Long-term Effect of Music Therapy on Brain Development (Olugbemisola Obi, MD)

Emily Pivovarnik is a trained music therapist who helps babies eat better, regulate their stress levels and adjust to stimulation.
“There's a lot of really good information about that in our research literature already,” Pivovarnik said. “We want to look longitudinally at this data and see if there are long-term effects of this intervention on kids’ neurodevelopment.”
Pivovarnik is starting a research project to look at the long-term effects of a specific music therapy intervention called multimodal neurological enhancement, or MNE. This therapy combines music, gentle touch and rocking to help a baby’s brain develop.