Keyword: music therapy

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Music as a Healing Process with John Pelletieri January 7, 2010

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: John Pelletieri, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Music stirs feelings that words cannot reach, and John Pelletieri, author of a textbook on music therapy, explains why. Armand and Pelletieri trace how rhythm, melody, and imagery each activate different brain regions, and how therapists use that to unlock the unconscious. Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW, co-hosts.

Music Therapy and the Brain with Connie Tamiano December 9, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Connie Tamiano
Category: Aging & Mortality, The Mind & Neuroscience

Music reaches the brain in ways words cannot, and trained music therapist Connie Tamiano explains why. She and Armand discuss customizing song lists for dementia patients, how rhythm drives movement, and why watching rather than asking reveals how music affects someone you love.

Music Memory and the Brain December 3, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Connie Tameno, Imas, Jose, Marlon Sobel, Nsara, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Memories shift each time we recall them, and music rewires brain chemistry in ways science is only beginning to confirm. Armand DiMele and co-host Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW, draw on a recent conference on music and neurological function to explore how rhythm and melody can reach Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients, spark dopamine release, and even mirror the pull of addiction.