Presenter

Dr Satu Baylan
Clinical Psychologist & Lecturer in Clinical Psychology
University of Edinburgh / NHS Neuro Rehabilitation

Summary

This public research lecture explores how daily music listening may support psychological and cognitive recovery after stroke, drawing on findings from the MELLO music listening trial and related research.

Description

Emotional and cognitive difficulties, including memory problems, are common after stroke and in other neurological conditions. Daily music listening has been suggested to improve mood and cognitive recovery, but evidence in stroke populations remains limited.

This lecture presents findings from the MELLO music listening trial and subsequent research, which suggests that music listening may enhance attentional control in a way comparable to mindfulness-based interventions that have demonstrated benefits for mood disorders.

The session will also discuss recommendations for future research and practical ways music listening can be used to support recovery after stroke.

Speaker Biography

Dr Satu Baylan is a qualified Clinical Psychologist working within NHS Neuro Rehabilitation and a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She completed a PhD in Psychological Medicine focusing on the assessment and rehabilitation of prospective memory.

Her clinical and research work centres on neuropsychological rehabilitation, with a particular interest in music-based interventions to support mood, cognition, and sleep in neurological conditions. She is also an executive committee member of the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the WFNR.

Audience

• Stroke survivors and families
• Clinicians and therapists
• Researchers and students
• Anyone interested in music, psychology, and neurorehabilitation