Effect of Tomatis® Method on cognitive functions in children with speech disorders
Objectives: Audio-psycho-phonological stimulation training is a method based on listening to various musical sounds by means of a special device called the Electronic Ear. The goal of this therapy is to enhance damaged hearing and consequently facilitate greater stimulation of the central nervous system, particularly the cortex. The goal of the study was to evaluate […]
Early Effects of the Tomatis® Listening Method in Children with Attention Deficit
This study investigated the early effects of the Tomatis® Method, hypothesizing improvement in processing speed, phonological awareness, reading efficiency, attention, behavior and brain physiology by the end of Phase 1 of the Tomatis® Method. This study documented the effects of the first phase of the Tomatis® Method on children with ADD ages 7-13. Of the […]
Tomatis® Method comparative efficacy in promoting self-regulation in tertiary students: A systematic review
This systematic review sought to determine the evidence on how the Tomatis® Method, a sound stimulation intervention for improving listening, compares to other self-regulation interventions with tertiary students. Findings suggest the Tomatis® Method to be superior to alternative self-regulation approaches in decreasing psychosocial and emotional stressors, as well as enhancing well-being of students. The Tomatis® […]
The effect of the Tomatis® Method on depressed young adults
In the current study the efficacy of the Tomatis® Method (TM), was investigated with depressed young adults. The TM, a non-mainstream approach applicable to, amongst other psychological problems, depression, is based on sensorineural integration training and psychotherapy. The study was motivated by the paucity of research on Tomatis®‘s (1974) assertion that the TM is effective […]
Audio-psycho-phonology: A comparative outcome study on anxious primary school pupils
In thirteen evaluation studies of Audio-Psycho-Phonology (APP) mainly positive results were reported. However, the intrinsic contribution of APP to these favourable outcomes is questioned, in view of underlying methodological problems. This investigation was planned to eliminate such design deficits and to effect a more rigorous evaluation of the APP approach on a group of anxious […]
Results of Tomatis Training on Autism
Children with autism often have atypical auditory processing such as hypersensitivity– pain or discomfort with sound and hyper acuity– hearing sounds too well or too loudly. To handle these uncomfortable perceptions they may withdraw, disengage from their auditory world or they may produce sounds that they’re system can handle–auditory self-stimulation. Behaviors of children with autism […]
The potential effect of Forbrain as an altered auditory feedback device
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to run a proof of concept on a new commercially available device, Forbrain® (Sound For Life Ltd/Soundev, Luxemburg, model UN38.3), to test whether it can modulate the speech of its users. Method: Participants were instructed to read aloud a text of their choice during 3 experimental phases: baseline, […]
The potential use of Forbrain® in stuttering: A single-case study
We present a single-case study on the potential clinical relevance of a new altered auditory feedback (AAF) device (Forbrain®) in stuttering. One adult who stutter was tested in an appropriately-controlled single-case time-series (A-B-A) study. On each of six consecutive working days, the stuttering adult was instructed to read aloud during three different experimental phases: Baseline, […]
The polyvagal theory: Neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation
This book compiles, for the first time, Stephen W. Porges’s decades of research. A leading expert in developmental psychophysiology and developmental behavioral neuroscience, Porges is the mind behind the groundbreaking Polyvagal Theory, which has startling implications for the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and autism. Adopted by clinicians around the world, the Polyvagal Theory has […]
The polyvagal theory: Phylogenetic contributions to social behavior
The scientific legacy of Paul MacLean provides important insights into the neural substrate of adaptive social behavior in mammals. Through his research and visionary conceptualizations, current investigators can legitimately study social behavior from a neurobiological perspective. His research and writings provided three important contributions. First, he emphasized the importance of evolution as an organizing principle […]
