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11	Functionally oriented Music Therapy (FMT) as a method of improving children’s ability to function at school Jonsson, Ann-Sofie January 2014 (has links) In a school system with fewer teachers, larger groups, and less resources, functionally oriented music therapy (FMT) could be a useful method of helping children function better at school. In what way can FMT help improve children’s ability to deal with the challenges facing them at school? During a project that lasted for 26 weeks, two children from a Swedish preschool class were offered individual FMT once a week. The group as a whole was divided in two and offered group music (according to the Music in preparation for school (MUISC) programme) every second week. There was an interview with the teacher, along with an assessment of function for the two individuals, at the beginning and at the end of the project. The two individuals receiving regular FMT functioned better at school at the end of the project. FMT could be an effective resource to help improve children’s ability to deal with the challenges facing them at school. Functionally oriented Music Therapy FMT children school classroom neurodevelopment sensory perception motor development sensorimotor sensory integration adaptive response neurophysiology neuropsychology Funktionsinriktad musikterapi FMT barn skola klassrum motorik sinnesintegrering neurofysiologi neuropsykologi anpassad reaktion
12	Studies of Spinal Motor Control Networks in Genetically Modified Mouse Models Gezelius, Henrik January 2009 (has links) Spinal neurons are important in several aspects motor control. For example, the neurons essential for locomotor movements reside in the ventral spinal cord. In this thesis, different motor control functions are being related to neuronal populations defined by their common expression of a gene. First, a targeted disruption of the gene for vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (Vglut2/ Slc17a6) is described. The mutant animals die at birth because of their inability to breathe. The neuronal network in the brainstem, responsible for inspiration, was shown to become non-functional by the targeted deletion of Vglut2. To our surprise, it was still possible to induce rhythmic activity with normal left/right alternation in spinal cords isolated from VGLUT2-null embryos. Inconsistent reports of Vglut1 expression in the spinal cord made us re-evaluate the Vglut1 and Vglut2 expressions. While Vglut2 expression was widespread in the spinal cord, Vglut1 expression was restricted to a few cells dorsal to the central canal. Taken together, the data suggest that, glutamatergic signaling is mandatory to drive the bilateral breathing, but not needed for coordination of basal alternating spinal locomotor rhythm. Next, a screen for genes with restricted ventral expression was made. Some of the genes found could be connected to the characteristics of specific neuronal cell populations. For example, fast motor neurons were shown to express the genes Calca and Chodl. Further, we found the Chrna2 expression selectively in putative Renshaw cells. It seems likely that the gene product, the alpha2 subunit of the nicotinergic receptor, could be linked to the unique connection of motor neurons to Renshaw cells. We used the Chrna2 promoter to drive expression of Cre recombinase in a transgenic mouse. The Cre activity was present in most neurons labeled with Renshaw cell markers, which should make it a useful tool for functional studies of this population. The studies presented here show how the genes expressed in subsets of neurons can be used to target populations of neurons for functional studies of neuronal systems. acetyl choline central nervous system central pattern generator Cre recombinase development genetic screen glutamate interneuron motor neuron mouse mouse genetics movement network neuronal network nicotinic receptors physiology Renshaw cell rhythm spinal cord transmitter Neuroscience Neurovetenskap Neurobiology Neurobiologi Molecular neurobiology Molekylär neurobiologi Neurophysiology Neurofysiologi Neurobiology Neurobiologi

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Functionally oriented Music Therapy (FMT) as a method of improving children’s ability to function at school

Studies of Spinal Motor Control Networks in Genetically Modified Mouse Models