Research
The argument, by layer.
Framework, clinical practice, observation, algorithm, integration. Each strand links to its concept page and supporting papers.
mcdc · draft
MCDC — the framework
MCDC treats every musical interaction as simultaneously therapeutic and observational. It integrates structured group therapy (M-CST), daily song-task associations (Memory Tracks), analytics (ACT), and clinical integration into a closed-loop care cycle.
m-cst · draft
M-CST — Music Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
M-CST is Component 1 of MCDC: a structured, evidence-informed group programme that delivers cognitive stimulation through music. It inherits CST's 14-session structure and 18 canonical principles and replaces CST's multi-domain activities with exclusively music-based ones.
m-cst-ob · draft
M-CST-ob — the observational layer
M-CST-ob is the observational half of MCDC's dual-purpose principle. Facilitators record structured observations across five clinical domains after every M-CST session; those entries plus daily Memory Tracks data are the inputs to the ACT platform.
act · draft
ACT — Anticipatory Care Tool
ACT is the analytics and observational layer of the MCDC programme, and is also being piloted as a standalone observational app via anticipatory.care. Sixteen observational questions across four domains, a weighted algorithm with red-flag detection, and a roadmap toward time-series prediction.
act-api · draft
ACT-API — integration
ACT-API is the in-development integration layer exposing ACT outputs — alerts, trend summaries, domain trajectories — to care-record systems under a licence model, so anticipatory insight arrives where care is delivered rather than in a separate dashboard.