{"id":291,"date":"2011-12-13T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=291"},"modified":"2011-12-13T10:00:31","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T15:00:31","slug":"new-music-app-can-help-re-train-the-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/new-music-app-can-help-re-train-the-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"New music app can help re-train the brain"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: The following is a personalized advertisement of sorts, just for NJCTS, that we at TSParentsOnline thought would be very useful to parents of kids with Tourette Syndrome, especially during the holiday season. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

Re-train the brain with SingFit, a revolutionary new music App that was developed by a board-certified music therapist to allow people with autism, Alzheimer’s and other special needs to engage in the health-enhancing, mood-elevating, universal experience of singing.<\/p>\n

SingFit\u2019s Lyric Coach system allows users to enjoy a successful singing experience regardless of their ability to read the lyrics to a song, making it the perfect tool for family members, music therapists, caregivers and other health-care professionals.<\/p>\n

Scientific research reveals that singing engages the brain in unique ways that increases the ability to focus, enhances the immune system and reduces stress. \u00a0Most recently, singing therapy has captured headlines surrounding Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords\u2019 miraculous recovery of how music therapy has played a huge role in rewiring her brain.<\/p>\n

And while there are no clinical studies available that speak to specifically to the impact of singing on Tourette’s Syndrome, there are many very high-profile anecdotal cases of the impact of making music on Tourette’s — most notably the case of a young man whose Tourette’s tics disappear when drumming, as documented by Dr. Oliver Sacks for the Nova documentary Musical Minds<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Below is what is known about the possible connections of singing in general to the treatment of Tourette’s. These are not specific claims about the ability of SingFit alone to achieve the below; rather, these are the most up-to-date theoriesabout how engaging in singing via SingFit could have a positive impact on people with Tourette’s:<\/p>\n