Training Endogenous Task Shifting Using Music Therapy: A Feasibility Study

Research shows that Neurologic Music Therapy techniques can be beneficial in increasing executive functioning skills in people with traumatic brain injury.  People with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) often have similar difficulties with executive functioning skills. Research prior to this article is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study for these researchers Lynch and LaGasse was to determine the feasibility of a specific Musical Executive Functioning Training (MEFT) intervention to address task shifting skills in adults diagnosed with ABI. Their goal was to find preliminary evidence on this MEFT intervention and its effect specifically on task shifting.

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