Tweet Have you ever had the experiencing of bursting into tears when you heard a piece of music that was so achingly beautiful that you couldn’t hold back tears? I have. Have you ever heard music that simply made you smile/grin from ear to ear because it was so clever or even funny? I have. […]
Entries Tagged as 'how the brain works'
Why does music affect emotions so powerfully?
September 26th, 2013 · 3 Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
The Brain, Albert Einstein, Rhythm and the Violin
September 1st, 2013 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet A fascinating account of Albert Einstein’s love and music and his performance ability on the violin came across my desk recently. It seems that Einstein loved music and played the violin extremely well, for an amateur. The problem is, he really did not have a good sense of rhythm. Obviously, he knew how to […]
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Does Music Make YOUR Brain Sing?
August 3rd, 2013 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and alzheimer, music and brain cancer, music and the brain
Tweet The brain is still very much an unexplored frontier. At least, it’s a complex and mysterious frontier. Neuroscientist have come a long way in the past couple of decades, but there is still so much that we don’t understand because of the brain’s complexity. The interface of genetics, DNA, and neuroscience is a delicious […]
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How Music affects the Brain
July 18th, 2013 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet Everyone loves music! But how many people wonder why we are so powerfully affected and moved by music? I’ve always wondered how music can make me feel everything from extreme joy and happiness to extreme sadness and hopelessness. Music is powerful and I think this video is a fascinating look into how it affects […]
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Learning about the brain…through music!
April 30th, 2013 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet For decades, scientists have been telling us that the brain is the last unexplored frontier. Although we still have so much more to learn, we have definitely learned lots of new and wonderful information in the last 25 years, things to PET scans and other new technologies for observing the brain while it’s listening to […]
