Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research (CIMTR)

The Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research (CIMTR) is an interdisciplinary research institute connected to the Anglia Ruskin University. It aims to advance the understanding of music therapy and its ability to effect positive change on health and human wellbeing, through both quantitative and qualitative research enquiry. In their research, they call on expertise and insights across disciplines to influence national and international initiatives and to advocate the important role of music in education, health, and community. 

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The HIGH-M Team at Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research (CIMTR)

Prof. Dr. Jörg Fachner

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  • Professor of "Music, Health and the Brain"
  • Co-Director of the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research (CIMTR)
  • Research Focus: Music (therapy), improvisation and social neuroscience, Attunement timing and kairological principles of (music) therapy processes, Music, imagery and brain processes in therapeutic settings
  • More about Prof. Dr. Jörg Fachner

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  • Cooperation Partner
  • Expertise in psychological and neuronal backgrounds of music therapy
  • Social Brain in Musicking, Music Therapy and Clinical Improvisation

Contact: jorg.fachner[at]aru.ac.uk

Dr. Clemens Maidhof

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  • Senior Research Fellow at Cambridge Institute of Music Therapy Research (CIMTR)
  • Research Focus: Neural dynamics of clinical improvisation, Neural mechanisms underlying action monitoring in musicians, Brain-computer music interfaces
  • More about Dr. Clemens Maidhof 

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  • Cooperation Partner
  • Expertise in psychological and neuronal backgrounds and models of music therapy, music psychology and neuroscience

Contact: clemens.maidhof[at]aru.ac.uk