Neurodivergence in Sound: Sonification as a Tool for Mental Health Awareness

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dc.contributor.authorNadri, Chihaben
dc.contributor.authorAl Matar, Hamzaen
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Spenceren
dc.contributor.authorTiemann, Allisonen
dc.contributor.authorSong, Inuken
dc.contributor.authorLee, Tae Hoen
dc.contributor.authorJeon, Myounghoonen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T14:44:27Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-10T14:44:27Zen
dc.date.issued2023-06en
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>The need to build greater mental health awareness as an important factor in decreasing stigma surrounding individuals with neurodivergent conditions has led to the development of programs and activities that seek to increase mental health awareness. Using a sonification approach with neural activity can effectively convey an individual’s psychological and mental characteristics in a simple and intuitive manner. In this study, we developed a sonification algorithm that alters existing music clips according to fMRI data corresponding to the salience network activity from neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals with schizophrenia. We conducted an evaluation of these sonifications with 24 participants. Results indicate that participants were able to differentiate between sound clips stemming from different neurological conditions and that participants gained increased awareness of schizophrenia through this brief intervention. Findings indicate sonification could be an effective tool in raising mental health awareness and relate neurodivergence to a neurotypical audience.</jats:p>en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extentPages 92-97en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.21785/icad2023.7111en
dc.identifier.orcidJeon, Myounghoon [0000-0003-2908-671X]en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/124126en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInternational Community for Auditory Displayen
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.21785/icad2023.7111en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.titleNeurodivergence in Sound: Sonification as a Tool for Mental Health Awarenessen
dc.title.serialProceedings of the 28th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD2023)en
dc.typeConference proceedingen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
pubs.finish-date2023-06-30en
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Techen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Engineeringen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Engineering/Industrial and Systems Engineeringen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Engineering/COE T&R Facultyen
pubs.start-date2023-06-26en

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