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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: 9 Things About the Brain and Music

There is absolutely no need for music—speaking in terms of evolution, anyway. As far as scientists can tell, there’s no

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

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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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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