Tweet Almost everybody that I talk to about music and the brain tells me that at some point in their life they have had a serious problem with a tune stuck in their brain. You know what I’m talking about? You hear an old favorite on the radio or something jogs your memory and suddenly you […]
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Have you ever had a Tune stuck in your brain?
December 3rd, 2013 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
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Music Therapy with the Parkinson’s Patient
October 30th, 2013 · No Comments · music and the brain
Tweet Do you know someone who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder that has no cure, but has quite a few effective treatments, including medication, but also exercise and music therapy. We are very lucky here in Louisville, KY to have a music therapy group just for Parkinson’s patient at […]
Why does music affect emotions so powerfully?
September 26th, 2013 · 3 Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
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. […]
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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