Tweet Your favourite song comes on the radio. You hum the tune; the lyrics remind you of someone you know. Is your brain processing the words and music separately or as one? It’s a hotly debated question that may finally have an answer. People with aphasia, who can’t speak, can still hum a tune, suggesting […]
Entries Tagged as 'music and the brain'
Does the brain process music and lyrics separately?
August 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
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Recent Research on Issues Regarding music in the PACU
July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · music and the brain
Tweet Part of my job involves reviewing, collecting and commenting on recent research in the many specialties of Music Medicine. I thought you’d definitely want to see this one! Please add your own comments and feel free to ask me any questions that come to mind! Thank you! Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2009 Aug;25(4):208-13. Epub […]
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How Music “Moves Us”
July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · music and the brain
Tweet Browsing the internet and came across this excellent article! It’s from www.medicalnewstoday.com. Enjoy! Have you ever accidentally pulled your headphone socket out while listening to music? What happens when the music stops? Psychologists believe that our brains continuously predict what is going to happen next in a piece of music. So, when the music […]
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Can music keep your brain young?
June 26th, 2010 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet Many neurologists and many musicologists and music therapists believe that music can definitely keep your brain young. We know for sure that listening to favorite music engages the brain and the emotions in a way that causes the brain to secrete the “feel-good” neurotransmitters of dopamine and endorphins. When you feel good, you are […]
Music and the Mind: Oliver Sacks
June 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet Oh boy have I got a great website for YOU. This will take you to the website of the famous neurologist Oliver Sacks and his research on “Music and the Mind.”
