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Jaakko Erkkilä

Researcher at University of Jyväskylä

Publications -  37
Citations -  2369

Jaakko Erkkilä is an academic researcher from University of Jyväskylä. The author has contributed to research in topics: Music therapy & Improvisation. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 35 publications receiving 2127 citations. Previous affiliations of Jaakko Erkkilä include Helsinki University Central Hospital & Uni Health.

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Music listening enhances cognitive recovery and mood after middle cerebral artery stroke

TL;DR: Recovery in the domains of verbal memory and focused attention improved significantly more in the music group than in the language and control groups, and music listening during the early post-stroke stage can enhance cognitive recovery and prevent negative mood.
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The role of music in adolescents' mood regulation:

TL;DR: In this article, the role of music in adolescents' mood regulation was investigated through an inductive theory construction, which resulted in a theoretical model which describes mood regulation by music as a process of satisfying personal mood-related goals through various musical activities.
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Individual music therapy for depression: randomised controlled trial

TL;DR: The results of this study indicate that music therapy with its specific qualities is a valuable enhancement to established treatment practices and is effective for depression among working-age people with depression.
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Validity and reliability of electroencephalographic frontal alpha asymmetry and frontal midline theta as biomarkers for depression

TL;DR: It is concluded that the validity of FAA and FM theta and therefore their potential as biomarkers for depression and anxiety remain unclear.
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Music and speech listening enhance the recovery of early sensory processing after stroke

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that merely listening to music and speech after neural damage can induce long-term plastic changes in early sensory processing, which, in turn, may facilitate the recovery of higher cognitive functions.