Basic anatomy and physiology for the music therapist / Daniel J. Schneck.

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Brief overview of the entire human body -- The living engine/instrument -- The mobile engine/instrument -- The digital, living engine/instrument -- The sentient living engine/musical instrument -- The responsive ... but ... stationary living engine -- The controlled, living engine/instrument -- The motivated living engine/instrument -- The anthropocentric living engine/instrument -- The human information technology (IT) system for handling/processing and managing data and information -- The body in time -- On physiologic optimization schemes ... among them ... adaptation mechanisms -- On anatomical design criteria ... among them ... self-similarity -- Recapitulation, summary, and music therapy.

"Providing need-to-know information about the human body for music therapists, this book covers the elements of anatomy and physiology that are of particular relevance to clinical practice. Addressing both the structure and function of the human body, the material is presented with the music therapist in mind. Particular attention is paid to the role of music in affecting responses from the organ systems, including the senses, the endocrine glands, the immune system, the musculo-skeletal system, the nervous systems and the vestibular system. Dr Schneck also uses accessible musical metaphors to explain complex biological information."--Publisher's description.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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