Music as Medicine

How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power

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<p><b>The Instant <i>Sunday Times</i> Bestseller<br>A <i>Financial Times</i>, <i>Telegraph</i> and Waterstones Book of the Year<br>Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize</b></p><p>What if music holds the key to healing our minds and bodies? <i>Music as Medicine </i>is the revelatory new book from the million-copy bestselling author of <i>The Organized Mind.</i></p><p><b>'Fascinating' <i>OBSERVER</i><br>'Essential' <i>WALL STREET JOURNAL</i><br>'Intriguing' <i>GUARDIAN</i></b></p><p>_</p><p><b>Can listening to music boost our cognitive function?<br>Do pop songs hold the key to treating Parkinson's and Alzheimer's?<br>And why might Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' help cure PTSD?</b></p><p>We are only just beginning to appreciate the healing power of music. Here, a neuroscientist and celebrated musician offers a confounding tour through the emerging science of music as medicine - revealing how it can calm our thoughts, repair our memories and heal our deepest psychological wounds.</p><p>_</p><p>'Levitin presents a strong, evidence-based case for how music heals, alleviating pain, reducing anxiety and even aiding recovery from strokes or Parkinson's. It's a compelling blend of anecdote and rigorous science, revealing in detail how music harnesses the brain.' <b>Books of the Year, <i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i></b></p><p>'For many years I have wondered why a bunch of frequencies organised into a piece of music has the ability, even without words, to make the listener cry and become emotional. Although I know this happens to me and many people, I have often wondered how this can be. Dr Levitin, in this latest book, <i>Music as Medicine</i>, has some fascinating insights into this great phenomenon.' <b>PAUL MCCARTNEY</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781804940341

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

188 x 129 x 30 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd