EAN: 9781778401114

WIRED FOR MUSIC - ADRIANA BARTON KARTONIERT (TB)

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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