The Soundsory headphones are an excellent way to improve motor and cognitive skills. Developed by therapists, Soundsory supports developmental progression, and it is conducted in conjunction with the TheraSuit method. This includes integrating primitive reflexes and promoting and developing body awareness, postural control, and body coordination. By strengthening these fundamental sensorimotor skills, more complex cognitive functions that support learning are improved.
The Concept behind Soundsory: Neuroplasticity
The Soundsory program is based on the concept of neuroplasticity – the brain’s ability to change and form new connections. Soundsory provides powerful multisensory stimulation that supports the brain in reorganizing itself by creating new neural connections. Neurons and neural connections can grow throughout human life, so the Soundsory program helps the brain form new connections and improve function.
This means that through targeted and repeated stimulation, the brain can form new connections and associations at any age. The program utilizes neuroacoustic modifications, meaning the music has been processed with specific modifications aimed at stimulating both the vestibular and auditory systems simultaneously. This targeted stimulation helps integrate brain functions better through the repetitive movement exercises within the TheraSuits.
Conditions that may benefit:
- Cerebral palsy
- Autism and developmental disorders
- Sensory and auditory processing disorders
- Motor delays, balance, and coordination
- ADHD and ADD
Expected improvements:
- More complex cognitive functions
- Promotion and development of body awareness
- Postural control
- Balance and coordination
- Perception
- Learning process
- Attention and focus
- Primitive reflex integration
Technology
Air and bone conduction
Soundsory uses two different types of sound processing, air and bone conduction, to stimulate the brain.
- Air conduction – the sound coming from the air channel reaches the eardrum before reaching the inner ear and being transmitted to the brain.
- Bone conduction – the upper part of the headphones adapts to the sound stimulated by bone conduction. Transmission through bones is ten times faster than the air channel.
- This dual transmission of sound in two steps instructs the brain to analyze the sensory sound message correctly.
Dynamic filter
The dynamic filter helps integrate the rhythm of the music and promote the transmission of high tones. These tones activate the vast majority of sound-sensitive sensory cells, which has a strong stimulating effect on the ear and the brain. This technology trains the ear to perceive clarity of sound and auditory processing.
