國家地理:音樂治療里程碑(1)
In most nations, premature births -- at or before 37 weeks -- have risen in the past 20 years. Leaving the nourishing confines of the womb too early can result in complications and often leads to a stay in a hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
過去20年內(nèi)，早產(chǎn)兒（懷孕未滿37周就出生）在大多數(shù)的國家都有増加的趨勢。太早離開提供營養(yǎng)的子宮可能會造成許多并發(fā)癥，因此早產(chǎn)兒往往得住進(jìn)新生兒加護(hù)病房（NICU）。
At University Hospital in Geneva, Switzerland, music is folded into the care plan for some preemies. But unlike other NICU music programs, this novel project features three specific songs, which babies listen to through special headphones made for tiny, fragile heads. The songs are part of an ongoing study that aims to understand how music affects a preterm newborn's brain and how well it can recognize melody, tempo, and pitch—skills likely related to language processing.
在瑞士日內(nèi)瓦大學(xué)附屬醫(yī)院，音樂治療被納人某些早產(chǎn)兒的照護(hù)計(jì)劃。與其他NICU的音樂計(jì)劃不同，這項(xiàng)新計(jì)劃的特點(diǎn)是播放三首指定曲，嬰兒會戴上為脆弱小腦袋而設(shè)計(jì)的特制耳機(jī)來聆聽。這三首曲子屬于尚在進(jìn)行中的研究內(nèi)容，目標(biāo)是要了解音樂會如何影響早產(chǎn)兒的腦部，以及早產(chǎn)兒的大腦對于識別旋律、節(jié)奏和音調(diào)又能達(dá)到什么樣的程度，因?yàn)檫@些技能可能與語言處理有關(guān)。
