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MIT therapy on average lasts for 1. 5 hours per day for five days per week.

At the lowest level of therapy, simple words and phrases ( such as " water " and " I love you ") are broken down into a series of high-and low-pitch syllables.

With increased treatment, longer phrases are taught and less support is provided by the therapist.

Patients are taught to say phrases using the natural melodic component of speaking and continuous voicing is emphasized.

The patient is also instructed to use the left hand to tap the syllables of the phrase while the phrases are spoken.

Tapping further triggers the rhythmic component of speaking to utilize the right hemisphere.