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TCU’s Centanni Lab was among the beneficiaries of the GRAMMY Museum Grant Program’s distribution of $200,000 on Tuesday.
The lab received $10,000, one of 16 programs that received favor, to support a project investigating whether musical training is associated with enhanced neural prediction responses in those with dyslexia, who may have deficits in prediction.
Over the past 35 years, the GRAMMY Museum and Recording Academy, funded by the Recording Academy, has awarded more than $8.1 million to nearly 465 institutions, according to a press release.
“As an educational and cultural nonprofit institution, we know firsthand how critical grant funding is in order to deliver measurable results and impact through our mission,” says Michael Sticka, president and CEO of the GRAMMY Museum, in a statement. “This is why we’re proud to support these impressive projects that are at the intersection of music and science, and work to maintain our shared musical legacy for generations to come.”
The Centanni Lab focuses on studying auditory perception, with a focus on language, and genetic influences in communication disorders, as well as neural adaptability during intervention.
The GRAMMY Museum Grant Program provides funding annually to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the recorded sound heritage of the Americas for future generations, in addition to research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition.
In 2008, the GRAMMY Museum Grant Program expanded its categories to include assistance grants for individuals and small to mid-sized organizations to aid collections held by individuals and organizations that may not have access to the expertise needed to create a preservation plan. The assistance planning process, which may include inventorying and stabilizing a collection, articulates the steps to be taken to ultimately archive recorded sound materials for future generations.
University of Southern California received $20,000 for its study of nostalgia-evoking music improving autobiographical memory in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease.