I was thrilled to find this wonderful article on music and the brain from BBC News. In it, Victoria Gill outlines new research that demonstrates that if a person’s “speech center” is damaged by a stroke they can still regain language skills by tapping into their “singing center.”

What I find interesting is that the therapy involves helping people gain language by putting words to simple melodies. Something that parents have been doing for eons with their children and something that we encourage in our e-courses here on LullabyLink.

Professor Schlaug is quoted as saying, “Music might be an alternative medium to engage parts of the brain that are otherwise not engaged.” How exciting!

To add to the wonder, Dr. Klaus has discovered that musical training also helps with other tasks such as reading and that therefore it is an important part of every child’s education.

I hope that you enjoy this article as much as I did.

Keep singing! You are truly building a “sound” foundation for you and your child’s future well being.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8526699.stm

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