Tweet Everyone loves music! But how many people wonder why we are so powerfully affected and moved by music? I’ve always wondered how music can make me feel everything from extreme joy and happiness to extreme sadness and hopelessness. Music is powerful and I think this video is a fascinating look into how it affects […]
Entries Tagged as 'music and the brain'
How Music affects the Brain
July 18th, 2013 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
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What happens to your brain when you listen to music
June 19th, 2013 · No Comments · music and the brain
Tweet We all wonder this and know that we definitely feel better when we listen to music, but they question “WHY??” has always popped into my head since I was a little child. I can remember sitting in concerts during the summer and being so overwhelmed and flooded with positive emotion that I wished the […]
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Learning about the brain…through music!
April 30th, 2013 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet For decades, scientists have been telling us that the brain is the last unexplored frontier. Although we still have so much more to learn, we have definitely learned lots of new and wonderful information in the last 25 years, things to PET scans and other new technologies for observing the brain while it’s listening to […]
Music used to assist Veterans in dealing with post-war stressors
January 2nd, 2013 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
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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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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