http://the-brain-and-music.blogspot.com/2009/07/music-releases-endorphins-in-brain.html Everyone knows that music makes them feel better, but apparently, music immediately after surgery is even more powerful than previously known. today I came across this article: By Denise DadorLOS ANGELES (KABC) — A local hospital takes the healing properties of music right to the patients. She’s in the hospital, but Carol Starks feels […]
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Music, the Brain, and School Performance
Music, the Brain, and Academic Performance June 21, 2009Music affects many areas of brain function by Marjorie H. Weil Recently the Albion School District announced that, beginning this fall, all fifth- through 12th-graders would be required to take band or choir. Why? Because statistics show that students who do so perform better academically, have higher […]
Music, the Brain and Near-death experiences
All Things Considered, May 22, 2009 ยท We’ve all heard the stories about near-death experiences: the tunnel, the white light, the encounter with long-dead relatives now looking very much alive. Scientists have cast a skeptical eye on these accounts. They say that these feelings and visions are simply the result of a brain shutting down. […]
A Mother Talks About How Music Therapy Helped Her Son
The following article appeared in the Fall 2008 edition of Parent to Parent, a quarterly publication of the Kentucky School for the Blind) and is reprinted with permission. If you had asked me ten years ago about music therapy, I’m sure I couldn’t have given you a good answer. Actually, there’s a lot that I […]
The Power of Music in your Golden Years
Why Does Music Have so Much Power in the Golden Years? Speaking as an almost 60 y.o., I am increasingly aware on a daily basis that music makes me happy and encouraged when I’m feeling down, it calms me when I’m feeling anxious and it brings back loads of happy memories when life seems dull […]