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Wired for Music - A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound (Hardcover)
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Wired for Music - A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound (Hardcover)
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"Beautifully written... a riveting account of how melodies and
rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and
anxiety."-Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the
Score In this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health
journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health,
resilience, connection, and joy. Music isn't just background noise
or a series of torturous exercises we remember from piano lessons.
In the right doses, it can double as a mild antidepressant,
painkiller, sleeping pill, memory aid-and enhance athletic
performance while supporting healthy aging. Though music has been
used as a healing strategy since ancient times, neuroscientists
have only recently discovered how melody and rhythm stimulate core
memory, motor, and emotion centers in the brain. But here's the
catch: We can tune into music every day and still miss out on some
of its potent effects. Adriana Barton learned the hard way.
Starting at age five, she studied the cello for nearly two decades,
a pursuit that left her with physical injuries and emotional scars.
In Wired for Music, she sets out to discover what music is really
for, combing through medical studies, discoveries by pioneering
neuroscientists, and research from biology and anthropology.
Traveling from state-of-the-art science labs to a remote village in
Zimbabwe, her investigation gets to the heart of music's profound
effects on the human body and brain. Blending science and story,
Wired for Music shows how our species' age-old connection to melody
and rhythm is wired inside us.
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