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Brain Surgery with Music: from the patient!

August 29th, 2015 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain

Tweet There are many kinds of surgery for which music through headphones can be a huge asset.  Every day now, patients are using the Surgical Serenity Headphones for joint replacements, heart surgery, abdominal surgeries, labor and delivery, C-sections and more.  About the only surgeries for which the headphones are contraindicated are head and neck surgeries, […]

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The Brain and Rhythm: secret to groovy drumming?

July 30th, 2015 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain

Tweet The brain and rhythm:  recently, the online site http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2015/06/secret-groovy-drumming-may-be-math, published an article talking about fractals in music.  I found it fascinating because I’ve always loved teaching rhythm to students who previously thought it was all indecipherable! Rhythm in music and in life is a major key indicator of health.  What is the first thing a […]

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Great Information on How Learning an instrument helps the brain

June 26th, 2015 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain

Tweet I am always fascinated about how music affects, shapes and even heals the brain.  Today, one of the wonderful sources of information about all of that is the famous “Ted Talks.”  It is common knowledge today that taking music lessons as a child or an adult helps the brain.  If your parents gave you […]

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Music, Memory and the Brain

May 26th, 2015 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and alzheimer, music and the brain

Tweet As we age, music from our past means more and more to us.  Part of that is the fact that we know more and more music and our inner library of “oldies” keeps growing and expanding.  Have you ever heard a piece of music that you haven’t heard in years and years, or even […]

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Music and the Brain: Fountain of Youth?

May 6th, 2015 · No Comments · music and alzheimer, music and the brain

Tweet There is so much wonderful information out there today about the brain and how you can stay young and even reverse aging by using your brain for new tasks, such as foreign language learning, taking up a new musical instrument, or taking new pathways around your town or just your house.  Experts tell us […]

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