This morning on CBS Sunday Morning there was a fabulous, inspiring, uplifting story! Definitely wanted to share this with all my readers! Her sultry voice has made Melody Gardot an international sensation. Her latest album, “My One and Only Thrill,” has dazzled critics in the U.S., and sold more than half a million copies in […]
Entries Tagged as 'Music and the Brain'
Music and the Brain: Meet Melody Gardot
January 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and the Brain
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Your Brain on Music: A video
January 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Music and the Brain
The research team showed that music engages the areas of the brain involved with paying attention, making predictions and updating the event in memory. Peak brain activity occurred during a short period of silence between musical movements—when seemingly nothing was happening. Beyond understanding the process of listening to music, their work has far-reaching implications for […]
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Gift of music thrills Holy Angels
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and the Brain
New program enables people with disabilities to perform with even the slightest motion. The musical instrument is invisible – played by hand movements or nods of the head. Sounds showering the air may be like the sweet purr of a harp or a full orchestra’s blast. The players are residents of Belmont-based Holy Angels, a […]
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Mental Illness and Art
January 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Music and the Brain
Many famous composers, performers and artists were definitively diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia. Robert Schumann died in an “asylum” in Germany after attempting suicide by jumping off a bridge into the Rhine river. Many composers suffered from severe depression and alcoholism. These illnesses have no correlation with intelligence or talent. Today […]
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Cleveland Clinic researchers find music can have a soothing effect during brain surgery
December 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Music and the Brain
If you’ve ever come home after a long day and turned on, say, Brahms to relax, or jacked up the volume on Queen’s “We Are the Champions” to get psyched for a workout, you know that music can change your mood. Research on music and the brain has shown that it can reduce stress, alleviate […]
Your brain on Christmas music
December 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Music and the Brain
If you love Christmas music (like I do!) then Christmas music probably makes your brain light up and makes your face smile, your feet dance and your endorphins flow. Why? Because any music that we have positive associations with, that brings back positive memories or that energizes us, is clearly having a positive effect on […]
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Music Releases Endorphins in the Brain
December 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Music and the Brain
Everyone knows that music makes them feel better, but apparently, music immediately after surgery is even more powerful than previously known. today I came across this article: By Denise DadorLOS ANGELES (KABC) — A local hospital takes the healing properties of music right to the patients. She’s in the hospital, but Carol Starks feels she’s […]
Can Music Improve your test scores?
November 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Music and the Brain, Music and the Mind-Body, The Mozart Effect...why Mozart?
So many people ask me this and it’s a great questions! After all the info came out on the “Mozart Effect” people were getting really excited about improving their intelligence and their test scores with music! Here is what one of the scientific studies had to say about it: Improve your vocabulary with music! In […]
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