Music as Medicine

by Daniel Levitin

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    Music

    Hardback

    9781529900101

    Published by Cornerstone

    Published January 2025

    From the bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, a surprising and inspiring exploration of the healing power of music.

    ‘As knowledgeable a guide to neuroscience as one might hope for.’

    New York Times Book Review

    We are only just beginning to appreciate the healing power of music. In recent years, a wave of scientific research has upended everything we once knew about its effects on our brains: not only in reducing stress, but also in enhancing cognitive function, slowing the spread of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, even strengthening our immune systems.

    Here, a neuroscientist and celebrated musician introduces a bold new paradigm for medical treatment, rooted in the unexpected influence of music on our minds and bodies. From explaining how ‘rhythmic auditory stimulation’ can fight multiple sclerosis, to examining why Tracy Chapman’s songs might just help cure PTSD, Professor Daniel Levitin offers surprising insights into the new science of music as medicine. Along the way, he explores how each of us can use music to calm our thoughts, repair our memories and heal our deepest psychological wounds.  The result is both a surprising tour through the science of music, and a joyful celebration of humanity’s oldest obsession.

    ‘Music as Medicine showcases Daniel J. Levitin’s expertise in all genres of music as well as experimental neuroscience.  No one else in the universe could have written this book.’

    Neil deGrasse Tyson

    ‘For many years I have wondered why a bunch of frequencies organised into a piece of music has the ability, even without words, to make the listener cry and become emotional. Although I know this happens to me and many people, I have often wondered how this can be. Dr Levitin, in this latest book, Music as Medicine, has some fascinating insights into this great phenomenon.’

    Paul McCartney

    ‘Daniel J. Levitin is a visionary neuroscientist, an extraordinary musician, a brilliant writer – and this is his best book yet. Music as Medicine is inspiring and illuminating, as deep as it is delightful.’

    Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness

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