Tweet This is an excerpt from a fascinating interview: JEFFREY BROWN: Music, of course, comes in many forms and appears to have been part of every age and every known culture. There’s a continuing debate among scientists as to music’s exact role in human evolution. But Levitin believes that the brain itself has evolved to […]
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Born with a ‘music module’?
May 15th, 2007 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
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Music, the Brain, and Exercise
April 30th, 2007 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet “It’s no secret that exercise improves mood, but new research suggests that working out to music may give exercisers a cognitive boost.Listening to music while exercising helped to increase scores on a verbal fluency test among cardiac rehabilitation patients.” Thus says a study from 2004 as cited in Science Daily. “This is the first […]
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The Infant Brain
February 4th, 2007 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet Did you know that the infant brain can be affected before birth by playing classical music and singing to the unborn child? It’s true. The brain is the only organ that can actually be positively affected during pregnancy. The other organs, lungs, stomachs, hearts, ovaries, etc., are pretty much on a genetically pre-determined path […]
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Music, the Brain, and Memory
January 17th, 2007 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet I have been studying the use of music with dementia and Alzheimer’s patients for many years, but tonight I want to share with you some exciting information about music and memory for all of us! The following is from http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n15/mente/musica.html< “The power of music to affect memory is quite intriguing. Mozart’s music and […]
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More benefits to playing music
December 19th, 2006 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet A few days ago we were talking about the fact that people who listen to music use more of their brain. People who play music use even more of their brain! Right now we’re in one of the biggest holidays seasons of all and every one of these celebrations focuses on special music. Want […]
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