Music and the brainIf you read our neuroscience blog series during October, you will be aware of the wealth of worldwide research surrounding music and brain development over the last 30 years....

In parts 1, 2 & 3 of this blog series we have learnt a little about the significant findings of neuromusical research over the last 3 decades. In part 4 we learn about Dr Anita Collins and her...

Neuroscientists term the neural network connecting all sensory information including taste and smell, auditory, visual and motor cortices of the brain the super sense. We take information from...

Following on from part 1 which explained the early history of neuromusical research, in this part we consider findings from some of the studies of children post 2010. Studies became more robust...

Welcome to this 4 part blog series where we share the history of neuromusical research and the findings regarding the amazing potential for brain development that regular music practice in early...

Our Boogie Mites Tutor, Liv McLennan recently attended neuroscience lectures hosted by Nursery World. In this article, Liv summarises “The Brain, Learning and the Early Years” that was...

According to neuroscience studies, exposure to and involvement in regular music making from birth – may be the best thing you can do to boost your child’s brain development, physical and...

Boogie Mites Director, Sue Newman interviews Anita Collins who is a world renowned music education and neuroscience researcher University of Canberra. Introduction to interview...

What has science got to do with pre-schoolers moving and singing to their favourite song? Well a lot more than you may think – neuroscience (the study of the brain and nervous system) is helping...