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Jim Donovan
@jimdonovanmusic.bsky.social
Musician, educator, builder of teams🙌
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A 20-minute game of Tetris reduced traumatic memories in pandemic frontline workers
A 20-minute game of Tetris reduced traumatic memories in pandemic frontline workers
A simple video game task eased trauma-related symptoms in healthcare workers, offering a potential tool for frontline mental health support.
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April 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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We can improve our understanding of speech in noisy environments by tapping a rhythm, new research finds, suggesting our motor system is involved in speech processing: buff.ly/HWEIRb7
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April 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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April 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Music therapy improves dementia care by reducing anxiety, agitation, and depression, enhancing mood, memory, and cognitive function. Familiar songs trigger emotional and physical responses, potentially… #MusicTherapy #Neuroplasticity #DementiaTreatment #AnxietyReduction #MoodEnhancement
Music-induced neuroplasticity: Implications for dementia treatment
Music therapy improves dementia care by reducing anxiety, agitation, and depression, enhancing mood, memory, and cognitive function. Familiar songs trigger emotional and physical responses, potentially strengthening neural connections and supporting…
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December 1, 2024 at 7:01 PM
We call it four days of rhythmic Bliss. It’s the great rhythm revival in Sherman, New York. Yoga, Drumming, Sound healing… you know, all the good stuff.

#retreat
December 1, 2024 at 7:39 PM
This is one of my tools of the trade. The big red #drum
It’s got a nice low frequency bass hum, almost like a 808 drum machine sound.

I use it to lead people in group music making at #teambuilding programs, and workshops
November 29, 2024 at 1:16 AM
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Little Blue heron juveniles aren’t blue 💙 Cool to see the feet in this pic! 🪶 #birds
November 28, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Purple sweet potatoes-gifted to me by friends. Feeling particularly grateful this morning. Hope you have a great day.
November 28, 2024 at 1:48 PM