Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why

When Michael Schneider’s anxiety and PTSD flare up, he reaches for the ukulele he keeps next to his computer. “I can’t actually play a song,” says Schneider, who suffered two serious brain injuries during nearly 22 years in the Marines....

The use of Music Therapy in the treatment of Mental Illness and the enhancement of Societal Wellbeing

Music Therapy can be broadly described as the use of Music in a therapeutic context in order to help improve mental health. Music Therapy does not simply imply the playing of music to patients, relaxing though this may be, but in fact it does involve more active...

Music Medicine: Sound at a Cellular Level | Dr. Lee Bartel | TEDxCollingwood

How does music as sound and vibration impact your body and brain? Dr. Lee Bartel explores how sound can stimulate cells in your body and brain to reduce the impact of Fibromyalgia pain, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Depression, and even increase blood...