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Not Cure But Heal: Music and Medicine
Paulo E Andrade1, Joydeep Bhattacharya2
1Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.
Advances in Neurobiology
|October 19, 2018
Summary
Music
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
- Musicology
Background:
- Music's transmodal nature is fascinating.
- Music is linked to healing.
- Pitch-pattern representations exist.
Purpose of the Study:
- Explore music's unique coupling of perception, cognition, action, and emotion.
- Explain music's historical link to healing.
Main Methods:
- Review of psychological and neuroscientific evidence.
Main Results:
- Music uniquely couples perception, cognition, action, and emotion.
- This coupling may explain music's healing properties.
Conclusions:
- Music's transmodal nature is key to its effects.
- The link between music and healing is scientifically supported and should continue.
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