• Children’s Improvised Vocalisations : learning, communication and technology of the self 

      Knudsen, Jan Sverre (Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood;9, (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      The intention of this article is to explore, challenge and expand our understandings of children’s improvised vocalisations, a fundamentally human form of expression. Based on selected examples from observation and ...
    • Effectiveness of Musical Training on Reading Comprehension in Elementary School Children. Is There an Associative Cognitive Benefit? 

      Sofologi, Maria; Papatzikis, Efthymios; Kougioumtzis, Georgios A.; Kosmidou, Elina; Klitsioti, Asimenia; Droutme, Andreani; Sourbi, Aggeliki-Anna; Chrisostomou, Dimitra; Efstratopoulou, Maria (Frontiers in Psychology;July 2022 | Volume 7 | Article 875511, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-04)
      The current study investigated the impact of instrumental music training on reading comprehension, working memory, and executive function in elementary school children in Greece. A series of studies suggested the possibility ...
    • An Infant's Question on COVID-19 and Music: Should I Attend My Online Classes? 

      Papatzikis, Efthymios (Frontiers in Psychology;October 2021 | Volume 12 | Article 771050, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the last few months, we all have faced a profound challenge to balance our lives amidst fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The reactions to this coronavirus pandemic have no doubt affected all aspects of our everyday ...
    • Music and neuroscience research for mental health, cognition, and development: Ways forward 

      Agapaki, Maria; Pinkerton, Elizabeth; Papatzikis, Efthymios (Frontiers in Psychology;13:976883, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-25)
      The brain function on music has been a recently developing field of neuroscience that holds a position of great interest to neuroscientists, psychologists, health professionals, and musicians alike. The primary goal of ...
    • Music of the multiethnic minority : a postnational perspective 

      Knudsen, Jan Sverre (Music and arts in action;3 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      This article examines implications of a postnational perspective on the music of minorities. As an example, the musical practices of a multiethnic hip-hop group in Norway are discussed with reference to musicological, ...
    • What makes ethnicity matter? 

      Knudsen, Jan Sverre (European meetings in ethnomusicology;12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      What makes ethnicity matter? For most ethnomusicologists, as well as for the discipline as such, there is an underlying assumption that the cultivation of ethnic belonging is of fundamental importance for minority groups, ...