Wired for Music
A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound
Adriana Barton
Discover the healing powers of music with Wired for Music, a captivating blend of science and memoir by health journalist and former cellist, Adriana Barton. Explore how music can be a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy, acting as a mild antidpressant, painkiller, sleeping pill, memory aid, and even enhancing athletic performance and supporting healthy aging. Through combing medical studies, discoveries from pioneering neuroscientists, and research from biology and anthropology, Barton reveals the profound effects that melody and rhythm can have on the human body and brain. Learn how music is wired inside us in this fascinating read.
Publish Date
2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.98
ISBN
9781771645546
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-10-26T15:10:30.000Z
My blurb for this wonderful book: "Brilliantly written, restlessly curious, and endlessly engaging, Wired for Music is at once a passionate memoir of a life-long engagement with the art and a deep dive into the science and history of what makes us musical creatures." – source