Sounding out your memory!
July 12th 2010 11:44
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It happens to all of us. You go into a room to get
something, then you stop dead in your tracks and realise
you have no idea why you came into that room. You
what you were doing before, and the memory comes
flashing back— or is forgotten forever!
But memory is far more than a necessary tool for daily
activities. Our memory gives us our sense of who we
are. Our personal identity, life roles and self awareness
all depend on memory. When brain degradation sets in
and memory is lost, a person can no longer learn, they
fail to recognise their loved ones, and eventually forget
who they are entirely. Therefore keeping the brain
stimulated, firing and well connected is essential to
making life meaningful.
The neural network
The neural network can be increased through sensory
stimulation. Our neurons, the unique cells that make up
the brain, are connected by tiny branching filaments
called dendrites, or axons. These connections use both
electrical and chemical energy. New connections may
be formed each time a neuron fires, so by stimulating
the neurons to fire, Sound Therapy actually builds and
increases our neural network. Here is a powerful image
to portray the intricacy of this network. If you imagine
as many neurons in your brain as there are trees in the
Amazon rainforest. There are as many axons and
dendrites connecting those neurons as there are leaves,
on the trees in the Amazon rainforest.
Optimal brain function
Dr Tomatis, the inventor of Sound Therapy, said that
the brain requires 3 billion stimuli per second for
approximately four and a half hours a day to function at
maximum potential. High frequency sound is the most
stimulating sensory input because sound registers at all
three levels of the brain: the brain stem, the emotional
mid brain, and the cerebral cortex or thinking brain.
The auditory system is responsible for 85% of ongoing
cortical activity. Therefore tuning up this system
stimulates and re-charges the brain.
The Right/Left Connection
The right and left hemispheres of the brain are quite
independent, joined only by a web of neuronal
connections known as the corpus callosum.
Because different functions occur in each hemisphere,
eg speech in the left hemisphere, spatial judgement in
the right, we need good connections between the two to
perform well in all areas.
Sound Therapy enhances lateral clarity, increasing the
efficiency of right left connections. Therefore, listeners
often develop new aptitudes in language, coordination
or other areas.
A feedback system
The audiologist, Dr George Richards,
attributes the success of Sound Therapy
to its stimulation of the efferent, or
descending auditory pathways.
The descending, motor pathways, are
where the brain tells the muscles what to
do. The action of Sound Therapy, via these
pathways, enables the brain to re-train the
ear muscles to proper function. A true feedback system
must have a continuous flow of information that
provides maximum tone to the muscles. This steady
stimulus, to the middle ear muscles in turn tunes up the
entire auditory system. The ear is then able to act as a
receptor for the cortically stimulating high frequencies.
Listeners experiences
“Often I find I can read a page and realize that not one
word has gone in. Then I put on Sound Therapy and
read it again and it goes in!” Barbara Adamson
“I would be presenting the findings of a piece of research
and all of a sudden I would lose the thread of what I was
going to say. I find that since Sound Therapy this has
eased considerably.”
Dr Viera Sauran
“Because I am visually impaired, I use my memory for
everything. Some people put a note on the fridge, for
example, but those things are useless to me.
After my first child I had hormone problems and I would
forget appointments. I learned memory pegs which was
very helpful. I now find Sound Therapy makes a
difference to how that gels. The pathways have become
much faster and more efficient.”
Narelle Russel
“Before Sound Therapy my memory was virtually non
existent due to my epilepsy. I lived in a black fog. After
Sound Therapy the automatic functions came back.
Every day memory improved so I didn’t have to work so
hard. I find the Deep Peace Kit very effective for quiet
concentration–when I want to focus and study. It helps
me to stay clear and remember everything I learn.”
Hilary Peart.
“My mind suddenly swept aside all thoughts and became
totally clear and focused in a manner that I had never
experience previously….My poor concentration also
showed considerable improvement so it was quite
evident that something remarkable had taken place.”
Jim Millburn
For more information on the Sound Therapy program it
is recommended that you read the book Sound
Therapy: Music to Recharge your
Brain by Patricia and Rafaele Joudry,
available from good bookstores or from
Sound Therapy International Pty Ltd.
See the link for the reference
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