Music and the Brain is a thought-provoking two-year cycle of lectures and special presentations at the Library of Congress that highlights an explosion of new research on music and the brain. Kay Redfield Jamison convenes scientists and scholars, composers, performers, theorists, physicians, psychologists, and other experts, under the auspices of the Librarys Music Division and Science, Technology and Business Division.
‘Music and the Brain’ Movies on Youtube:
- “The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature.”
- Depression and Creativity Symposium
- The Mind of an Artist
- From Mode to Emotion in Musical Communication
- The Music of Language and the Language of Music
- Music, Criminal Behavior, and Crime Prevention
- A Conversation With Dafnis Prieto and Larry Appelbaum
- Wellness and Growth: Acoustic Medicine and Music Therapy
‘Music and the Brain’ Podcasts on Itunes:
- The Future of Music, Tod Machover
Listen to Podcast - Music Therapy, Alzheimer’s and Post-Traumatic Stress,Dr. Deforia Lane Listen to Podcast
- Music Therapy, Alzheimer’s and Post-Traumatic Stress, Alicia Clair Listen to Podcast
- Music and Grief, Kay Redfield Jamison Listen to Podcast
- Wellness and Growth: Acoustic Medicine and Music Therapy, Dr. Jayne Standley Listen to Podcast
- Wellness and Growth: Acoustic Medicine and Music Therapy, Dr. Vera Brandes Listen to Podcast
- Why Do Listeners Enjoy Music that Makes Them Weep?, Prof. David Huron Listen to Podcast
- Music, Memories, and the Brain, Dr. Petr Janata Listen to Podcast
- The Positive Effects of Music Therapy on Health, Concetta M. Tomaino Listen to Podcast
- Making Music Changes Brains, Dr. Gottfried Schlaug Listen to Podcast
- Trance Formation: Music, Trance, Religious Experience, and the Brain, Dr. Robin Sylvan Listen to Podcast
- States of Mind: Music in Islamic Sufi Rituals, Dr. Taoufiq ben Amor Listen to Podcast
- Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia, Dr. Richard E. Cytowic, MD Listen to Podcast
- The Mind of the Artist, Michael Kubovy and Judith Shatin, University of Virginia Listen to Podcast
- Your Brain on Jazz: Neural Substrates of Spontaneous Improvisation., Dr. Charles J. Limb Listen to Podcast
- The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature, Dr. Daniel Levitin Listen to Podcast
- The Music of Language and the Language of Music, Dr. Aniruddh D. Patel, Esther J. Burnham Fellow, Neurosciences Institute, San Diego, California Listen to Podcast
- Dangerous Music, Jessica Krash, George Washington University and Norman Middleton, Library of Congress Music Division Listen to Podcast
- From Mode to Emotion in Musical Communication, Steven Brown Listen to Podcast
- “Halt or I’ll Play Vivaldi! Classical Music as Crime Stopper”, Jacqueline Helfgott Listen to Podcast