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It’s been recently reported that music is being used in doctors’ offices during procedures and even in the operating room. It depends on the kind of music that can transport the person to a calmer, more peaceful place.
For the disease, Alzheimer’s, music can be used for therapy. According to expert forensic pathologist, Dr. Michael Hunter, “Music is acting like a non-pharmacological therapy. It’s been long understood that music activates a broad network in the brain and has been shown to actually stimulate neurological activity.” Dr. Hunter continued, “It’s thought that the musical memory networks are separate from traditional temporal lobe memory networks which are spared until the later stages of the disease.”
Researchers at Stanford University have said “listening to music seems to be able to change brain functioning to the same extent as medication”.
Rehabilitation centers have reported that stroke victims heal better by singing. This is a gift. When the left side of the brain is damaged and leaves people unable to speak, the right side of the brain allows them the ability to sing, and this helps them communicate. Many studies found that, when we listen to music, it helps release endorphins and we associate these hormones with pleasure. Music can help with anxiety, depression, and physical pain.
Albert Einstein and many others used music to relax. To quote Einstein, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”
For any of you who have friends and/or relatives who would benefit from listening to music, there are many stations including Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond that can help bring that comfort to them.
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