Recent research has shown that changes indeed occur in the right brain hemisphere of patients after singing formulaic phrases like 'how are you?' over a period of months.

最近的研究显示：经过几个月的时间，病人唱出如同同“你好吗”一样公式化的短语后，他们大脑的右半球的确发生了一些变化。

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This information will be used to form a 'core vocabulary' of phrases that all patients will use.

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In fact, scientists have demonstrated that stroke patients can learn to associate words and phrases with melodies, , which can help with communication.

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