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Here’s Another Plea for Music Education for Children in Schools and Elsewhere

We know that learning how to play a musical instrument is good for the brain, so why is music education

Sometime around my tenth birthday, my parents told me that I had to learn a musical instrument. For reasons that

We’ve known for the longest time that a great song and sex stimulate the brain to release dopamine, the body’s

The effect that music has on the human brain never ceases to be amazing. Two new pieces of research have

I’ve always been fascinated by the neuroscience behind music. Why do we like it? How do musical memories differ from

I’ve always been fascinated by the way our brains process music. There’s no real evolutionary need for us to have

It stands to reason–I guess–that there’s a certain portion of the brain where musical talent lives. Andrew points us to

Can your musical tastes give the world insight into how your brain works? Why, yes. Yes, it can. Your playlists and

June 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Surgery, Video

YouTube has a number of these videos. Doctors have to go into some poor guy’s skull to do some repairs.

I’ll just quote from Psyblog so the message is crystal clear: Listening to classical music enhances the activity of genes

Time to pick up that old instrument. And if you’ve never played, it’s time to start. From Brain Pickings:

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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