MUSIC HEALS
Music is medicinal. That's what many of us suspected but were unsure to express, lest be be classified as being too frivolous in our thinking.
Some of us can recall our own experiences or even witnessed the dramatic effect a song whether sung by a choir or even an orchestra playing affecting the listener in some strange way or the other.
The good news is, that the idea that music can be used for health and heal the mind is increasingly grounded in scientific evidence.
Recent studies show how people coping with Parkinsons can learn to walk more easily when rhythms assisted their gait. Other research suggests autistic children find social interactions easier when accompanied by music. Patients with spinal surgery, require less anaesthesia when music is play during the operation. Premature babies gain weight quicker when they can hear music.
Scientific studies- ranging from investigations of the brain at a cellular level, to psy chiatric assessments of schizophrenics, to linguistic scores in stroke patients- are all leading to the same conclusion: music isn't just a form of entertainment, it's evolutionarily significant.
Perhaps the most familiar notion of the power of music is the claim that listening to Mozart is good for your brain
Source:BBC HEALTH
Music is medicinal. That's what many of us suspected but were unsure to express, lest be be classified as being too frivolous in our thinking.
Some of us can recall our own experiences or even witnessed the dramatic effect a song whether sung by a choir or even an orchestra playing affecting the listener in some strange way or the other.
The good news is, that the idea that music can be used for health and heal the mind is increasingly grounded in scientific evidence.
Recent studies show how people coping with Parkinsons can learn to walk more easily when rhythms assisted their gait. Other research suggests autistic children find social interactions easier when accompanied by music. Patients with spinal surgery, require less anaesthesia when music is play during the operation. Premature babies gain weight quicker when they can hear music.
Scientific studies- ranging from investigations of the brain at a cellular level, to psy chiatric assessments of schizophrenics, to linguistic scores in stroke patients- are all leading to the same conclusion: music isn't just a form of entertainment, it's evolutionarily significant.
Perhaps the most familiar notion of the power of music is the claim that listening to Mozart is good for your brain
Source:BBC HEALTH