Concetta Tomaino DA
Music and the Aging Brain: Importance of Music Therapy and Music based interventions in Senior Health Care
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
Biography:
Concetta Tomaino, DA, is the Executive Director and co-founder, with renowned author neurologist Oliver Sacks, of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function. She is internationally known for her 40 plus years of research in the clinical applications of music and neurologic rehabilitation and lectures throughout the world. Her work has been featured in national and international media and in books on health and healing. Dr. Sacks’ book Musicophilia is dedicated to her. Dr. Tomaino is Past-President of the American Association for Music Therapy (AMTA) and was Vice President and founding board member for the International Association for Music and Medicine. In 2014, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the AMTA. Her new book is “Music has Power ® in Senior Wellness and Healthcare: Best Practices from Music Therapy.” She is an Adjunct Professor Lehman College, CUNY.