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Arnon, S., Shapsam, A., Regev, L., Bauer, R., & Litmanovitz, S. Live Music is Beneficial to Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Environment. Birth , 33 (2), 131-136.

Bailey, Nicole (2006). When A Few Minutes Feels Like A Lifetime: Does Atmospehric Music Expand or Contractt Percived Time? Journal of Retailing 82, 189-202
Johansson, B. (2004). Functional and cellular effects of environmental enrichment after experimental brain infarcts. Restored Neurology Neuroscience , 22, 163-74.

Buchanan, M.A. ( 2008). Is Golf Bad for Your Hearing?. British Medical Journal, 337, 1437-1438

Engineer, C. P. (2004). Environmental enrichment improves response strength, threshold, selectivity and latency of auditory cortex neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology , 92, 73-82.
Nir, M. D.-S. (2008). Inter-Hemispheric Correlations in Spontaneous Activity of Human Sensory Cortex During Wake and Sleep. Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research , 31 (Abstract Supplement), A4.
S. Khalfa, S. B. (2003). Effects of relaxing music on salivary cortisol level after psychological stress. Annual New York Academy of Science , 999, 374-76.
Science, A. f. (2008, January 22). Human Brain: Detective Of Ausitory And Visual Change. Retrieved March 23, 2008, from ScienceDaily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080118115432.htm
Shinn-Cunningham, B., Best, V., Ozmeral, E. J., & Kopco, N. (2008, August 25). Science Daily: Picking Out Specific Sounds In A Complex Scene: Researchers Study Cocktail Party Effect, Measure Auditory Dynamics Of Selective Attention. Retrieved August 27, 2008, from Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080821164607.htm
Sirota, A. et al ( 2008). Entrainment of Neocortical Neurons and Gamma Oscillations by the Hippocampal Theta Rhythm. Neuron, 60(4), 683-697

Teppi Sarkamo, M. T. (2008, February 20). Music listening enhances cognitive recovery and mood after middle cerebral artery stroke. Brain Advance Access , 1-11.
Wirtz, A. S. (2001). Congruency of Scent and Music as a Driver of In-Store Evaluations and Behavior. Journal of Retailing , 77 (2), 273-289.
WL Magee, J. D. (2002). The effect of music therapy on mood states in neurological patients: a pilot study. Journal of Music Theory , 39, 20-9.


Deborah Burnett is a nationally recognized health and wellness design authority and keynote presenter bridging the gap between science and evidence based epigenetic design which explores how the body and brain are affected by the interior environment. As a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine she specializes in research and design pertaining to how color, light, sound and daylight affect sleep.
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Knowledge to Practice: Epigenetic Design and the Built Environment
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– Wiley, Spring 2014!

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