Tweet It’s hard to imagine anything that is more stressful than the day-to-day life of an active duty soldier. Those that survive the wars often return with all kinds of stress-related disorders, including, but not limited to PTSD. Now a program devoted to helping these Vets use music to cope with their traumatic experiences and […]
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Music used to assist Veterans in dealing with post-war stressors
January 2nd, 2013 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
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The Duet of Brain and Music
November 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain, Uncategorized
Tweet “Zip-a-dee doo dah, Zip-a-dee-ay …” –A. Wrubel, R. Gilbert “Do-wah diddy-diddy dum diddy-do …” –The Moffats “Super-cali-fragilistic-expialidocious …” –The Sherman Brothers “What an odd thing it is to see an entire species–billions of people–playing with, listening to, meaningless tonal patterns, occupied and preoccupied for much of their time by what they call ‘music.”‘ –Oliver […]
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Opera Singer with Rare Brain Malady, Recovers with Music
October 1st, 2012 · 2 Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet For professional musicians or music lovers, the more music you’re familiar with, the better chance you have a using music for healing purposes, if something goes wrong, or if you just want to increase your wellness. Here’s a wonderful example of a young opera singer who was able to use the music she had […]
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New study shows: Three basic emotions evoked by Western music affect people everywhere, regardless of culture or habits,
June 25th, 2012 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet Three basic emotions evoked by Western music affect people everywhere, regardless of culture or habits, a new study shows. People in Africa who’ve never listened to a radio can still pick up on happy, sad, and fearful emotions in Western music, researchers say in the journal Current Biology. These emotions in music can be […]
Does music actually change your brain? Scientists think so!
June 1st, 2012 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet edit help Music: It’s in your head, changing your brain By Elizabeth Landau , CNN updated 9:55 AM EDT, Mon May 28, 2012 CNN.com Bassist Victor Wooten says you don’t need to start with the rules of music in order to play an instrument. (CNN) — Michael Jackson was on to something when he […]
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