Music has been used for therapeutic purposes since the beginning of cultural history. However, despite numerous descriptions of beneficial effects, the precise mechanisms by which music may improve human well-being remain unclear. Methods: We conducted a randomized study in ten critically ill patients to identify mechanisms of […]
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Abstract Music is widely used by people of all ages as a stimulant and relaxant to manage everyday situations. Whether to motivate us for exercise or to help us unwind after a busy day, we seem to have an intuitive understanding about the influences music has on our bodies. The body’s responses to music are…
Music is an economical, advantageous and reliable means of reducing stress or stress-related problems. Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the effects of playing music during surgery on the performance of the surgical team through a systematic review of published studies. Methods: The relevant databases of […] Click here to view original web page…
A love for music is something that unites all of us – no matter how old we are or where we come from. We may not enjoy the same music, but when we hear a tune we love we can’t help but tap our feet or sing along. It has long been known that playing…
Your brain uses the left side to make sense of lyrics and the right side for a song’s melody. A song fuses words and music. Yet the human brain can instantly separate a song’s lyrics from its melody. And now scientists think they know how this happens. A team […] Click here to view original…
Music listening may have beneficial psychological effects but there has been no comprehensive synthesis of the available data describing efficacy of music listening in stroke. Areas covered: We performed a systematic review examining the effects of music listening interventions on cognition and mood post-stroke. We found five published […] Click here to view original web…
Last Thursday, in a New York Times op-ed, neurologist and best-selling author Oliver Sacks revealed that he has been battling cancer in various forms for the past nine years and that it has now metastasized in his liver. “This form of cancer cannot be halted,” he writes. But rather than resigning to his disease and…
