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RESEARCH IMNF is committed to collaborations with basic science, cognitive neuroscience and social sciences to advance evidence-based clinical music therapy practice. IMNF assists other organizations on their research projects as needed and seeks funding to support our work. Areas of Current Research • Aphasia • Dementia and cognition 5 | I M N F V I S I O N 2 0 2 5 19 91 Oliver Sacks and Concetta (Connie) Tomaino, a physician and a music therapist who work at Beth Abraham in the Bronx, NY, publish "Music and Neurological Disorder" in International Journal of Arts Medicine, an outgrowth of their work in using music to help treat patients with a variety of disorders. 19 93 Beth Abraham Health Services hosts its first international music therapy conference, "Clinical Applications of Music in Neurologic Rehabilitation," and announces plans to create an institute dedicated to exploring music and the brain. EDUCATION IMNF offers a series of workshops to help music therapists, scientists and other healthcare professionals to expand their expertise. In addition, IMNF recognizes the future of music therapy by providing internships to music therapy students, providing clinical training for international music therapy students and accrediting organizations and best practices. IMNF has trained hundreds of medical rehabilitation professionals globally to use clinical protocols developed by IMNF. Clinical protocols include using music to: enhance gait in people with Parkinson's; improve speech in people with aphasia and memory in people with cognitive impairment. WE WILL CREATE AN ONLINE ACADEMY TO ADVANCE EVIDENCE-BASED MUSIC THERAPY PRACTICE. "I lo ok for ward to fol low in g the g rou ndbre a k in g work of IMN F as it cont inues the s c ient i fic ex plorat ion of the p ower of music therapy to awa ken, s t imu late and he a l the bra in" - René e F lem in g

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