Music is Medicine - Ask the Experts

Music is Medicine - Ask the Experts

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Episode 24 - Dr. Michael Zanders
Dr. Michael Zanders, PhD is an Associate Professor and the Director of Music Therapy at Temple University. His research covers an extensive variety of topics within advanced clinical theory, recently focusing on music therapy treatment practices in working with youth in the child welfare system, particularly foster care youth. Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about Dr. Zanders at: https://boyer.temple.edu/directory/michael-zanders
Episode 23 - Dr. Marco Iacoboni
Dr. Marco Iacoboni, MD, PhD is a neuroscientist, UCLA professor, and author of "Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect With Others". In this episode, Dr. Iacoboni discusses his research on mirror neurons, neural entrainment, and how music elicits human empathy as explained by neuroscience. Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about Dr. Iacoboni at: http://www.bmap.ucla.edu/about/peopledetails/marco_iacoboni
Episode 22 - Tommy Sands
Tommy Sands has for many years been involved in the Irish peace process as a songwriter, performer, and mediator. His songs, which have been translated into many languages, appear in schoolbooks around the world and have been recorded by Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and dozens of others. He continues to work on social activism projects using music for conflict resolution. Click here for interview highlights Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about him and his work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Sands_(Irish_singer) https://artsawonder.corkbots.com
Episode 21 - Dr. Jeff Bronstein
Dr. Jeff Bronstein is a highly awarded researcher of Neurology and one of Music Mends Minds' earliest and most significant supporters. His interests and expertise include the management of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other movement disorders, surgical treatment of PD, and developing new therapies for patients. Click Here for Interview Highlights Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about him at: https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/jeff-bronstein
Episode 20 - Dr. Theodore Zanto
Dr. Theodore Zanto utilizes fMRI, EEG and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques to study neural mechanisms at the intersection of attention, perception, and memory. He is interested in the role of neural entrainment in cognitive control and how it may be used as a potential therapeutic, particularly in the aging population. Currently, Dr. Zanto is assessing how neural entrainment affects basic cognitive control functions and whether select cognitive functions may be improved through neural entrainment with musical rhythms or with non-invasive rhythmic neurostimulation. Click Here for Interview Highlights Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about him at: https://neuroscape.ucsf.edu/profile/theodore-zanto/
Episode 19 - Dr. Robert Bilder
Dr. Robert Bilder has more than 30 years experience in research on brain-behavior relations, with focuses in clinical neuropsychology, neurophysiology, structural and functional neuroimaging, and genomics strategies applied to the study of both healthy people and those with various neurological and psychiatric conditions. Dr. Bilder discusses his work with the Center for the Biology of Creativity and the neural mechanisms of memory and music-making. Click here for interview highlights Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about him at: https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/robert-bilder
Episode 18 - Dr. Bruce Victor
Dr. Bruce Victor discusses his career as a musician, physician, and professor. His academic focus has been on psychopharmacology, holistic healing, and community engagement through music, both in the United States and Ireland. Click here for interview highlights Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-s-victor-m-d-d-l-f-a-p-a-50496a3/
Episode 17 - Dr. Mukund Acharya
Dr. Mukund Acharya discusses his career as a social entrepreneur and healthy aging advocate. He has founded/co-founded several non-profits including Sandhya's Touch, focused on improving quality of life for patients and families dealing with serious or chronic illness, and Sukham, which promotes healthy aging and preparation for life transitions in the healthcare arena. Click here for interview highlights Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukund-acharya-7345521a
Episode 16 - Dr. Rudolph Tanzi
Dr. Rudolph Tanzi discusses groundbreaking progress in the fight to cure Alzheimer's and the ways music can help alleviate symptoms and promote brain connectivity. Click here for interview highlights Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about him at: https://brain.harvard.edu/?people=rudolph-e-tanzi
Episode 15 - Dr. Mary Mittelman
Dr. Mary Mittelman discusses her research surrounding music's effects on the wellbeing of both patients and their caregivers. Click here for interview highlights Music Mends Minds encourages you to read more about her at: https://med.nyu.edu/faculty/mary-s-mittelman
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