Posts Tagged ‘music’
Update: From Anti-Alzheimer’s “Magic Bullets” to True Brain Health
Time for SharpBrains’ May 2012 eNewsletter, featuring in this occasion an OpEd by Dr. Peter Whitehouse and Alvaro Fernandez on why we need to shift attention and resources From Anti-Alzheimer’s “Magic Bullets” to True Brain Health. Please read, add your two cents, and share!
Read MoreOn Music, Dopamine, and Making Sense of Sound
Daniel Levitin, in This Is Your Brain On Music, suggests the following sound experiment. Situate yourself someplace where you can close your eyes and focus on the sounds around you. When you open your eyes, write down each sound you heard and the object that made that sound. If you are in a relatively quiet…
Read MoreMusic as Therapy: Music, Movement, Cognition!
The Sound of Music Whether you realize it or not, you already know a lot when it comes to music. According to Daniel Levitin, former record producer, current neuroscientist, psychologist and author of This Is Your Brain On Music, you know:
Read MoreUpdate: How Stress and Emotions Impact Brain Performance
Sponsored Ad (How to Advertise on SharpBrains.com) Time for the October edition of the monthly SharpBrains eNewsletter, featuring this time several articles on the impact of stress, emotions, and self-regulation, on our brain’s structure and performance. We are pleased to bring to SharpBrains readers a new 6‑part series on the Neurobiology of Stress, based on a…
Read MoreStudy: Music Training Can Enhance Verbal Intelligence and Executive Function
Very interesting new study published in Psychological Science: Short-Term Music Training Enhances Verbal Intelligence and Executive Function. Abstract: Researchers have designed training methods that can be used to improve mental health and to test the efficacy of education programs. However, few studies have demonstrated broad transfer from such training to performance on untrained cognitive activities.…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Disease and Music: A Door to Past and New Memories
Music can soothe and trigger memories. It is as such that music is most often used with Alzheimer’s patients. A new study suggests that music may also be used as a booster for learning new things, an ability very impaired in those with Alzheimer’s. Individuals with Alzheimer’s and matched controls were presented with unfamiliar songs…
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