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脳の機能の回復に役立つ音楽運動療法というのがあります。トランポリンの上下運動と、それに合わせた音楽の生演奏による治療です。音楽療法はトランポリンをする患者1人1人の動作に合わせますから、一対一で行われます。患者の上下の動きに合わせた音楽が流れると脳が楽しいとか快適だとか感じて（注）ドーパミンが出ます。ドーパミンには意欲を引き出す働きがあります。それで脳が刺激されて機能が回復するわけです。事実20年近く全く歩けなかった患者が歩けるようになったり、文字が書けるようになったり、患者や家族にとってはいいことずくめです。脳の研究はずいぶん進んだと言っても、まだ研究の余地が大いにあるようです。
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There is a therapy called music-motor therapy that helps restore brain function. It is a treatment that combines the up-and-down motion of a trampoline with live music performed in sync with that motion. Since music therapy is tailored to the movements of each individual patient on the trampoline, it is conducted one-on-one. When music that matches the patient's up-and-down movements is played, the brain feels pleasure or comfort (note), and dopamine is released. Dopamine has the function of stimulating motivation. As a result, the brain is stimulated, and its function is restored.
In fact, patients who had been unable to walk for nearly 20 years have now been able to walk and write, which is a series of good news for both the patients and their families. Although brain research has advanced considerably, it seems there is still a great deal of room for further study.
Multiple Choice Questions (1)
Question 1問1 音楽運動療法とはどんな治療方法か。
