Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Neurologic Music Therapy: From Social Science to Neuroscience / Michael H. Thaut, Gerald C McIntosh, and Volker Hoemberg -- A Neurologist's View on Neurologic Music Therapy / Volker Hoemberg -- Music Technology for Neurologic Music Therapy / Edward A. Roth -- Clinical Improvisation in Neurologic Music Therapy / Edward A. Roth -- Patterned Sensory Enhancement and Constraint Induced Therapy: A Perspective from Occupational Therapy to Interdisciplinary Upper Extremity Rehabilitation / Crystal Massie -- Assessment and the Transformational Design Model (TDM) / Michael H. Thaut -- Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) in Gait Rehabilitation for Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Research Perspective / Miek de Dreu, Gert Kwakkel, and Erwin van Wegen -- Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) / Corene P. Thaut and Ruth Rice -- Patterned Sensory Enhancement (PSE) / Corene P. Thaut -- Therapeutical Instrumental Music Performance (TIMP) / Kathrin Mertel -- Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) / Michael H. Thaut, Corene P. Thaut, and Kathleen McIntosh -- Musical Speech Stimulation (MUSTIM) / Corene P. Thaut -- Rhythmic Speech Cueing (RSC) / Stefan Mainka and Grit Mallien -- Oral Motor and Respiratory Exercises (OMREX) / Kathrin Mertel -- Vocal Intonation Therapy (VIT), Corene P. Thaut -- Therapeutic Singing (TS) / Sarah B. Johnson -- Developmental Speech and Language Training Through Music (DSLM) / A. Blythe LaGasse -- Symbolic Communication Training through Music (SYCOM) / Corene P. Thaut -- Musical Sensory Orientation Training (MSOT) / Audun Myskja -- Auditory Perception Training (APT) / Kathrin Mertel -- Musical Attention Control Training / Michael H. Thaut and James C. Gardiner -- Musical Neglect Training (MNT) / Mutsumi Abiru -- Musical Executive Function Training (MEFT) / James C. Gardiner and Michael H. Thaut -- Musical Mnemonics Training (MMT) / James C. Gardiner and Michael H. Thaut -- Musical Echoic Memory Training (MEM) / Michael H. Thaut -- Associative Mood and Memory Training (AMMT) / Shannon K. de l'Etoile -- Music in Psychosocial Training and Counseling (MPC) / Barbara L. Wheeler.

"Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) is a form of music therapy developed for people suffering from cognitive, sensory, or motor dysfunctions - arising from neurological diseases of the nervous system. People who can benefit from this therapy include sufferers from: stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease, cerebral palsy, Alzheimer's disease, autism, and other neurological diseases affecting cognition, movement, and communication (e.g., MS, Muscular Dystrophy, etc). The Handbook of Neurologic Music Therapy is a comprehensive landmark text presenting a new and revolutionary model of music in rehabilitation, therapy and medicine that is scientifically validated and clinically tested. Each of the 20 clinical techniques is described in detail with specific exercises, richly illustrated and with pertinent background information regarding research and clinical diagnoses. The book is a 'must have' for all neurologic music therapists and those who want to become one, clinicians, university faculty, and students alike. Physicians and therapists from other disciplines will find this tome an important guide to provide new insight how music can contribute significantly to brain rehabilitation and how Neurologic Music Therapists can be effective interdisciplinary providers in patient care." -- Publisher's description.