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Frank A. Russo retweeted
Join SingWell's Drs. Arla Good and Frank Russo (@thinkauditory) for a FREE virtual webinar about the benefits of group singing for older adults next week 🎶
Details below ⬇️
🎶 Singing boosts mood, health & connection!
Join our FREE webinar: SingWell: Group Singing & its Impact on Social & Physical Health
📅 Sept 24 | 🕙 10–11:15 AM EST | 💻 Virtual
@SingWellProject
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#SingWell #HealthyAging
🎶 New RCT: Choir singing & music appreciation training improve speech-in-noise + FFRs in older adult hearing aid users.
Findings add evidence that music-based interventions can support listening—contrasting recent cross-sectional nulls. 👉 thieme-connect.com/products/…
The FFR findings contrast a recent multisite (Whiteford et al., 2025) that found no differences b/w musicians & non-musicians. A longitudinal RCT design may provide greater power than cross-sectional, and we hope our current @Singwell longitudinal multisite will add clarity ...
Both training groups outperformed controls.
FFR is often viewed as a marker of auditory encoding & fidelity — and our results suggest music-based interventions can enhance it, even in older adults with advanced hearing loss.
Frank A. Russo retweeted
Clients and clinicians may have slightly differing perspectives on roles and responsibilities of hearing care practitioners. This new #AJA study explores these perspectives.
@thinkauditory on.asha.org/4lvmg1B
Congratulations to Maxime Perron for leading our latest publication on listening effort. The title hints at a contrarian insight that challenges thinking on the nature of frontal activations observed in older adults under challenging listening conditions. tinyurl.com/4n8rtesv
Frank A. Russo retweeted
SingWell's @thinkauditory on BBC @Channel4's #SecretsOfTheSuperAgers series last night, offering a look at how group singing can help aging adults combat #hearingloss🦻
Older adults in his study saw a 10-20% gain in speech understanding after 10wks of choir 🗣️
#healthyaging
New paper out Today in Scientific Reports 🥳: In a study of people with Parkinson’s disease, both yoga and choir improved mood and reduced stress. But only group singing led to stronger feelings of social closeness and a surge in oxytocin nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
@SingWellProject
If you happen to be at #ICMPC18 in SaoPaulo, come visit me at Poster #48 this afternoon to learn more about this study and learn about how to get involved with the @SingWellProject
Frank A. Russo retweeted
Vancouver + CNS 2026 = A Meeting You Won’t Want to Miss! Join us for cutting-edge science and unforgettable views. March 7-10, 2026!
#CNS2026 #DestinationVancouver #NeuroTravel
@CogNeuroNews @CNS_TA
Frank A. Russo retweeted
For our followers in the UK: "Secrets of the Superagers" is now airing on @Channel4, and we're thrilled to share that SingWell Scientific Director Dr. Frank Russo is featured in the series!
Mark your calendars: the July 28th episode "Senses" includes Dr. Russo's segment 🗣️🎶🦻
Job alert -- the Department of Psychology @TorontoMet is hiring a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Mental Health. Rank = Full Professor. Provides $1M CAD per year for the term (inclusive of salary, benefits, and research expenses). Deadline is August 15, 2025.
Frank A. Russo retweeted
Grateful for the opportunity to lead #Alliance2025 participants in song yesterday and offer a look at the science behind what happens when we sing together — including the role group singing can play in #socialprescribing 🎶
Thanks for having us @AllianceON!
Frank A. Russo retweeted
A great look at the growing impact of singing programs in Canadian healthcare.
#socialprescribing #musicasmedicine
Healing harmonies: How the transformative power of singing is reshaping health care in Canada theglobeandmail.com/life/hea…
New @SingWellProject study alert! 📢 Our paper in @FrontNeuro shows that group singing reduces cortisol and alpha amylase in patients with Parkinson's; In addition, pain threshold increases following singing were related to cortisol. Kudos to @adiel_mallik for taking the lead!
Frank A. Russo retweeted
📣Announcing the *final* session in our speaker series with @ChoralCanada on April 25: How to lead choirs that promote #socialconnection 👯
This one will be of particular interest to anyone active in #communitychoir #choralmusic spaces
Register for free:
singwell.ca/speakerseries/
Frank A. Russo retweeted
🧠 With over 100 publications, TMU expert Dr. Frank Russo @thinkauditory brings groundbreaking insights into music’s therapeutic potential. Join him on May 8 for an interactive morning talk at @ScarboroGolf!
RSVP: ow.ly/A7Kw50VopLQ
Frank A. Russo retweeted
I'm so honoured to be recognized as an #aps Rising Star. Thank you to my institutions, colleagues, mentors, and students for your incredible support!
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