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From Our Neurons to Yours

From Our Neurons to Yours

"I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine" | Daniel Levitin

Sep 4, 2025 · 46m

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Most of us can agree: music is awesome. Regardless of which songs speak to you, music probably plays an important role in your life. The question is, what makes music so powerful? Why does a particular combination of sounds and rhythms grab us and affect us in the way that it does? And is it true that music can help heal patients with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, PTSD, chronic pain, and more? To help us understand what we're learning about the neuroscience of music and how it can heal and ...