Does music affect the behavior of adolescents? This is one of the most frequent questions I get when I go out to speak around the country. I think it’s a bit of a rhetorical questions because we know that music is powerful and does affect people’s behavior, but especially people who are unsure of themselves, [...]
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How does music affect behavior?
November 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Music and Emotion, Music and the Brain, Music and the Mind-Body, Music in the News!
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Another story of music’s power with Alzheimer’s patients
June 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Music in the News!, Music Medicine, Music Research, Music with Alzheimer's patients
by Steve Toll and Linda Bareham What better “medicine” than a “treatment” that has only positive side effects and “therapy” that is actually enjoyable? That is the “miracle of music” when applied with intention. Music is shown to have the ability to help organize the brain; especially vital to those who are afflicted with Alzheimer’s. [...]
Fear of the Dentist: How much could music headphones help?
February 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Music and Dental Surgery, Music and Relaxation, Music Healing, Music in the Hospital, Music in the News!
Nearly one-quarter of all Americans avoid dentists because they’re afraid, according to American Dental Association surveys. And the fear comes in many forms. In an attempt to win back fearful patients, dentists like Dr. Eda Ellis in New York offer spa-like services. WSJ’s health columnist Melinda Beck reports. There’s fear of pain, fear of needles, [...]
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Here’s your brain on jazz! Really interesting!
February 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Music and the Brain, Music and the Mind-Body, Music in the News!
The performer is actually a neuroscientist and had the ability to have a little keyboard created and take it into an MRI machine to show the difference between the brain processing pre-composed music and the brain processing improvised music. What do you prefer?
Can Music Therapy Help in a Crisis/Emergency Situation?
January 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Music Healing, Music in the News!
This morning at the University of Louisville School of Music, a fascinating lecture was delivered by Barbara Else, a certified music therapist from Tucson, Arizona. As a matter of fact, she was called in almost immediately after the shootings there just two weeks ago. Here’s the story from our local news station: LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) [...]
New Study Proves that Music has same effect on pleasure centers of brain as sex, falling in love, and chocolate
January 10th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Music and the Brain, Music in the News!
Jan. 7, 2011 1:17 PM ET New YORK (AP) — Whether it’s the Beatles or Beethoven, people like music for the same reason they like eating or having sex: It makes the brain release a chemical that gives pleasure, a new study says. The brain substance is involved both in anticipating a particularly thrilling musical [...]
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Using Music to prevent Bed Sores in Nursing Homes?
January 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Music and the Golden Years, Music in the Hospital, Music in the News!
I was thrilled to open my local newspaper this morning (the Louisville Courier-Journal) and find a major news story about how music is being used in Kentucky nursing homes to prompt the staff to re-position patients who are bed-ridden. Enjoy! Bedsores can be a serious problem for the elderly, but a University of Cincinnati study [...]
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Healing Music Utilized in Chilean Mine
October 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Music Healing, Music in the News!
Healing music can be most anything that YOU find calming, soothing, comforting or energizing. Music that has positive and pleasant associations is music that will be healing for you. So it was not a surprise to me to hear that one of the trapped Chilean miners that loved Elvis Pressley, chose to have singalongs of [...]
