Not Cure But Heal: Music and Medicine

Adv Neurobiol. 2018:21:283-307. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94593-4_11.

Abstract

Do you know that our soul is composed of harmony? Leonardo Da Vinci Despite evidence for music-specific mechanisms at the level of pitch-pattern representations, the most fascinating aspect of music is its transmodality. Recent psychological and neuroscientific evidence suggest that music is unique in the coupling of perception, cognition, action and emotion. This potentially explains why music has been since time immemorial almost inextricably linked to healing processes and should continue to be.

Keywords: Emotion; Memory; Music; Music Therapy; Neuroplasticity.

MeSH terms

  • Cognition
  • Emotions
  • Humans
  • Music Therapy*
  • Music*