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Posted by TJO on January 23, 2006, at 3:52:40
Hi,
TIME Magazine: Mozart in therapy and medicine
In the TIME Magazine issue dated January 16 2005, Peter Gumbel
reports: "[Mozart] has been cast in many roles ... But over the past
decade, Mozart has increasingly been placed in a role that is perhaps
the most controversial of all: as healer of mind and body. In this
New Age interpretation, Mozart is the ultimate composer-therapist whose
music can help treat ailments ranging from acne to Alzheimer's disease
and even, it is claimed, make you and your kids smarter. Some of
these claims are based on science ... But much of the supporting
material is anecdotal." Gumbel cites John Hughes, a neurologist at
the University of Illinois Medical Center who specializes in epilepsy;
Hughes tells Gumbel that "80% of the time [playing Mozart for
patients] has a beneficial effect on seizures." Gumbel adds,
"Mozart's musical sequences tend to repeat regularly every 20-30
seconds, which is about the same length of time as brain-wave patterns
and other functions of the central nervous system. His conclusion is
that the frequency of patterns in Mozart's music counteracts irregular
firing patterns of epilepsy patients."
Wonder if this could be useful for anything besides epilepsy (Like maybe Bipolar Disorder??)Tammy
Posted by linkadge on January 23, 2006, at 3:52:40
In reply to Epilepsy and Mozart, posted by TJO on January 22, 2006, at 14:07:19
I can believe it. There was another study that exposed half of a group of mice to mozart, and the other half to white noise. The mozart group had elevated levels of BDNF and CREB, after a little while.
Linkadge
Posted by Declan on January 23, 2006, at 3:52:40
In reply to Re: Epilepsy and Mozart, posted by linkadge on January 22, 2006, at 15:21:26
There must be lots of people who've kept themselves sane listening to Mozart. The range of emotions, some of them very difficult, the grace with which they are integrated, it's a kind of lesson.
Declan
Posted by Phillipa on January 23, 2006, at 3:52:40
In reply to Re: Epilepsy and Mozart, posted by Declan on January 22, 2006, at 16:49:01
Calming music to the soul. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by JenStar on January 23, 2006, at 18:11:26
In reply to Re: Epilepsy and Mozart, posted by Declan on January 22, 2006, at 16:49:01
I love Mozart; always have. I wonder if I love it purely for the beautiful sound, or perhaps also on some subconscious level b/c it "calms" me in ways I don't even recognize? Hmmmm...
I've also heard that Bach is a good heartbeat regulator - has anyone heard or read about that?
JenStar
Posted by Declan on January 25, 2006, at 6:17:52
In reply to Re: Epilepsy and Mozart » Declan, posted by JenStar on January 23, 2006, at 18:11:26
Mozart in a letter to his father called it 'my beautiful pure tone', or something like that. Where terrible emotions are gracefully presented, transmuted, made beautiful. Something to be grateful for. If I'm falling asleep driving I like Bach; rigorous, bracing, generous.
Declan
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