According to Dr.Gottfried Schlaug, associate professor of neurology and director of the Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, “Neuroplasticity is the term for the brain’s ability to pave new pathways around damaged areas,”(Mossie). Due to this incredible ability that the brain has, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords relearned to talk within ten months of having a bullet wound to the head. Giffords suffered from aphasia- the inability to speak because of damage to the language pathways in her brain 's left hemisphere. However, by using music therapy, she retrained her brain to use different pathways to get to the same destination (Mossie). While language is mainly focused on the left
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It has reduced chronic pain in people up to twenty-one percent and has reduced depression up to twenty-five percent. This therapy has also allowed people to gain control of their pain and depression instead of letting it control their lives. Michael J. Silverman-(Ph.D., MT-BC) director of Music Therapy at the University of Minnesota- found that in 19 different case studies, music proved to be significantly effective in suppressing and combating symptoms of psychosis-A mental disorder characterized by a disconnection from reality. Simply listening to music of any genre helped reduce the symptoms of psychosis (Silverman …show more content…
It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and claims 1 in 3 seniors ' lives. Music therapy can reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. It has not yet been proven to extend the lifespan of an individual with the disease, however music therapy has been proven to greatly improve quality of life for those who suffer from dementia. This disease causes brain pathways to decay, however, using music therapy, patients can find pathways that are untouched by the disease and bring them to the forefront to be used on a regular basis instead of the already damaged ones that are now useless. Dr. Oliver Sacks-American-British neurologist, writer, and amateur chemist who is a Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine- said that “The inexpressible depth of music, so easy to understand and yet so inexplicable, is due to the fact that it reproduces all the emotions of our innermost being, but entirely without reality and remote from its pain...Music expresses only the quintessence of life and of its events, never these
It has reduced chronic pain in people up to twenty-one percent and has reduced depression up to twenty-five percent. This therapy has also allowed people to gain control of their pain and depression instead of letting it control their lives. Michael J. Silverman-(Ph.D., MT-BC) director of Music Therapy at the University of Minnesota- found that in 19 different case studies, music proved to be significantly effective in suppressing and combating symptoms of psychosis-A mental disorder characterized by a disconnection from reality. Simply listening to music of any genre helped reduce the symptoms of psychosis (Silverman …show more content…
It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and claims 1 in 3 seniors ' lives. Music therapy can reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. It has not yet been proven to extend the lifespan of an individual with the disease, however music therapy has been proven to greatly improve quality of life for those who suffer from dementia. This disease causes brain pathways to decay, however, using music therapy, patients can find pathways that are untouched by the disease and bring them to the forefront to be used on a regular basis instead of the already damaged ones that are now useless. Dr. Oliver Sacks-American-British neurologist, writer, and amateur chemist who is a Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine- said that “The inexpressible depth of music, so easy to understand and yet so inexplicable, is due to the fact that it reproduces all the emotions of our innermost being, but entirely without reality and remote from its pain...Music expresses only the quintessence of life and of its events, never these