Music and the Mind

The saying goes: “Music soothes the savage beast.”  Well, modern science is showing that it also improves mood, balance, pain tolerance, dementia, language development and self identity.  Kirsten Weir provides a broad overview of music’s impact on the human brain in this article in the American Psychologist Association’s Monitor on Psychology. Emerging data support the benefits investing in attending concerts, learning musical instruments and music therapy. 

Jeannine Monnier, Ph.D.

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/03/science-of-music

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