fred voisinThirty years of research on sound in the service of care
(healthcare institutions, nursing homes, research teams in neuroscience or gerontology, public institutions engaged with healthy ageing)
An engineer associated with several applied-research projects on digital audio devices for cognitive rehabilitation (CNRS, Ensam, Ircam, Inserm, Université de Bourgogne), Fred Voisin designed, in 2017, a device of virtual soundscapes intended for nursing-home residents living with Alzheimer's disease, in collaboration notably with Dr Pierre Jeannin and Pr France Mourey (Inserm U1093 CAPS, Dijon). This offering is aimed at healthcare institutions and organisations wishing to explore the therapeutic potential of sound, grounded in documented scientific research.
This research extends his engineering work within the MAAMI ANR project (Maladie d'Alzheimer et Apprentissage Moteur Implicite), carried out at the Institut Image, Arts et Métiers ParisTech (Chalon-sur-Saône) in collaboration with Inserm and CNRS, on interactive sound design applied to cognitive rehabilitation and virtual reality.
Applications:
- Design of therapeutic soundscapes for healthcare institutions (nursing homes, Alzheimer's units, cognitive care)
- Applied research and participation in clinical studies on sound/memory/cognition
- Talks and science outreach on the therapeutic uses of sound
- Consulting for care teams and institution management
Productions
- 2017 — Adaptive modules for sound and musical exploration for cochlear-implanted children — a playful device grounded in the principles of action-perception (enaction), developed under the direction of Pr. Emmanuel Bigand, LEAD (CNRS - Université de Bourgogne), with the support of the Conseil Régional de Bourgogne and Cochlear laboratories; presented at the "Musique et surdité" colloquium, ACFOS XIV, Paris (10 November 2017) — PDF
- 2017 — Virtual soundscapes device designed for nursing-home residents living with Alzheimer's disease, also known as Madeleines sonores, in reference to Proustian involuntary memory triggered by sound.
- « De l'intérêt du design sonore en Ehpad », Santé Mentale, 2022
- « Designing Soundscapes for Alzheimer's Disease Care, with Preliminary Clinical Observations » (with Arnaud Bidotti, France Mourey), in Perception, Representations, Image, Sound, Music, Springer — DOI, HAL, 2021
- « Designing Virtual Soundscapes for Alzheimer's Disease Care », 14th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research, Marseille — HAL, 2019
- « Alzheimer – Les Madeleines Sonores de Fred Voisin », Plan Sonore, 2019
- 2016 — MAAMI ANR project (Maladie d'Alzheimer et Apprentissage Moteur Implicite) — interactive sound design for cognitive rehabilitation and virtual reality, Institut Image, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Chalon-sur-Saône, with Inserm and CNRS
- « Projet MAAMI : des jeux vidéo contre les troubles moteurs », UFR STAPS, Université de Bourgogne
- France Mourey, « Projet MAAMI "Maladie d'Alzheimer Apprentissage Moteur Implicite" », Kinésithérapie, la Revue, 18(194), p. 32 — DOI, 2018