Neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author of This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levitin reveals
the deep connections between music and healing.
Music is one of humanityâs oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and
the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm
to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm the mind.
In his latest work, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author Daniel J. Levitin (This Is Your Brain
on Music) explores the curative powers of music, showing us how and why it is one of the most potent
therapies today. He brings together, for the first time, the results of numerous studies on music and the
brain, demonstrating how music can contribute to the treatment of a host of ailments, from neurodegenerative
diseases such as Parkinsonâs and Alzheimerâs, to cognitive injury, depression, and pain.