Theme and Variations: Musical Notes by a Neurologist

MusiciansPennsylvania, United States0-1 Employees

Music, an ability that distinguishes homo sapiens from all other species, can help shape the developing as well as the adult brain by activating and expanding parts of the brain that can also serve other purposes. We have learned how these parts connect and strengthen with practice and study. Dr. Ellenberger addresses why we like certain kinds of music and why playing and listening can exercise the brain at all ages. Music can be a risk-free treatment of a range of human disease. Especially when learned early, it prepares us for engaging the full spectrum of human understanding necessary for individuals and societies to achieve their fullest human potential.

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