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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Music, the Brain, and Memory
January 17th, 2007 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
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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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Want to use more of your brain? Play music!
December 9th, 2006 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet At the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Los Angeles several years ago, Dr. Lawrence Parsons of the University of Texas-San Antonio discussed the results of his research which showed that significantly more of the brain was being used during music making that previously thought. We have been taught for years that most of […]
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What makes music sound "scary"?
October 31st, 2006 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet With Halloween just around the corner, I’ve been contemplating what makes music scary. Some of my younger readers may not know that for a couple of decades, movies were silent. In other words, the audience just read the dialogue at the bottom of the screen, and a pianist sat to the side of the […]
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How does your brain listen to music?
October 14th, 2006 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet According to the Harvard Gazette: Your inner ear contains a spiral sheet that the sounds of music pluck like a guitar string. This plucking triggers the firing of brain cells that make up the hearing parts of your brain. At the highest station, the auditory cortex, just above your ears, these firing cells generate […]
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