Journal Articles
Lahav, A., Boulanger, A., Schlaug, G., & Saltzman, E. The Power of Listening: Auditory-motor Interactions in Musical Training. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005; 1060: 189-194. [PDF]
Gorman, M., Betke, M., Saltzman, E., Lahav, A. Music Maker - A Camera-based Music Making Tool for Physical Rehabilitation. Computer Science Technical Report. 2005; No. 2005-032. [PDF]
Itzkovitz, S., Milo, R., Kashtan, N., Lahav, A., and Alon, U. Recurring Harmonic Walks in Western Music. Advances in Complex Systems. 2006; 9(1-2):121-132. [PDF]
Lahav, A., Saltzman, E., and Schlaug, G. Action Representation of Sound: Audiomotor Recognition Network While Listening to Newly Acquired Actions. J of Neurosci. 2007; 27(2):308:314. [PDF]
Gorman, M., Lahav, A., Betke, M., and Saltzman, E. A Camera-based Music Making Tool for Physical Rehabilitation. Computer Music Journal. 2007 31(2): 39-53 [PDF]
Eldridge, M., Saltzman, E., and Lahav, A. Seeing What you Hear: Visual Feedback Improves Pitch Recognition. Eur J Cogn Psychol. 2010 22(7):308-314 [PDF]
Panagiotidis, J. and Lahav, A. Simulation of Prenatal Maternal Sounds in NICU Incubators: A Pilot Safety and Feasibility Study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010. 23(3)106-9. [PDF]
Wachman, EM., and Lahav, A. The Effects of Noise on Preterm Infants in the NICU. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2011 96(4):F305-9. [PDF]
Doheny, L., Hurwitz, S., Insoft, R., Ringer, S., and Lahav. A. Exposure to Biological Maternal Sounds Improves Cardiorespiratory Regulation in Extremely Preterm Infants. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012. [PDF]
Zimmerman, E. and Lahav, A. The Multisensory Brain and its Ability to Learn Music. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2012. 1252:179-184. [PDF]
Doheny, L., Morey, J., Ringer, S., Lahav, A. Reduced Frequency of Apnea and Bradycardia Episodes Caused by Exposure to Biological Maternal Sounds. Pediatr Int. 2012. 54(2): e1-3 [PDF]
Lahav, A., Katz, T., Chess, R., and Saltzman, E. Improved Motor Sequence Retention by Motionless Listening. Psychol Res. 2012. [PDF]
McMahon, E., Wintermark, P., and Lahav, A. Auditory Brain Development in Premature Infants: the Importance of Early Experience. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2012. 1252:17-24. [PDF]
Dr. Lahav's Invited Talks
What does the musical sound mean to the performer’s brain? An fMRI Study. Plenary Talk. International Conference on Cognitive Neural Systems, Boston, MA. 2006.
The action behind the scenes: what does your brain when you listen to music. Plenary Talk. ICMPC, Bologna, Italy, Conference book, p.247. 2006.
The Medical Benefits of Music Making. Plenary talk. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. 2007.
Interactive music making for physical rehabilitation. Plenary Talk. Society for the Arts in Healthcare, Annual Conference, Nashville, TN. 2007.
Auditory operations of the mirror neuron system. Plenary talk. American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 59th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA . 2007.
How we understand and imitate the actions of others: implications for preschool teachers. Learning and the Brain Conference, MIT, Boston, MA. 2008.
The mirror neuron system and its applications for learning and recovery. Guest lecture, Graduate school of Education, Harvard University Boston, MA. 2008.
Music and the Brain: Bridging Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Medicine. Guest lecture . Department of Music. Brown University. Providence, RI. 2008.
Auditory stimulation for premature newborn infants in the NICU. Neonatal Epidemiology Seminar. Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. 2009.
Maternal simulation for NICU infants. Grand Rounds. Pediatric Critical Care Unit, Mass General Hospital for Children, Boston , MA. 2010.
Effects of noise and auditory stimulation on preterm neonates: implications for infants in the cardiac ICU. Children Hospital Boston, Boston, MA. 2010.
Mother’s voice and heartbeat sounds in the NICU. Music Therapy International Summit. Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC. 2010.
The perception of noise and sounds in the neonatal period: implication for NICU care. Grand Rounds. Hospital de S. João. Department of Neonatology, Porto, Portugal. 2010.
Biological sounds vs. noise in premature infants. Plenary Talk. 6th International Workshop on Neonatology, University of Cagliari , Sardinia, Italy. 2010.
Optimizing the NICU environment for extremely premature newborn infants. Plenary Talk. Neonatal Update Conference. Imperial College, London, UK. 2010.
Maternalizing the incubator for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. The 5th Annual Laura Helen Trainor Neonatal Nursing Research Conference. Department of Newborn Medicine. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. 2011.
New imaging methods and auditory protection for neonates. Plenary Talk. Neuroscience and Music IV: Learning and Memory Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland. 2011.
Restoring the acoustic environment for premature infants. Neonatal Epidemiology Seminar, Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. 2012.
Effects of biological sounds on NICU infants. Grand Rounds. Meir Hospital, Department of Neonatology. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kfar-Saba, Israel. 2012.
Mono twins are better in stereo: effects of biological maternal sounds on cardiorespiratory and growth outcomes in extremely preterm twins. Plenary Talk. The 14th Congress of the International Society of Twin Studies (ISTS), Florence, Italy. 2012.
The effects of maternal voice and biological sounds on nutrition and respiratory outcomes in preterm infants. Plenary Talk. ECPM Meeting. Paris, France. 2012.
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