Art in Paradise: Hitting an Old Note
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By James Heflin for The Valley Advocate
Doctors are discovering that music has very real power to heal
It's hardly news that listening to music can make you feel good. In a valley full of all stripes of therapy, music therapy is one of the most intuitive types around. But doctors, including one just down the road at Mass. General Hospital, are discovering the scientific side of why that's true, and what potential exists for specific medical uses of music. They're also discovering the details of why, for instance, playing rock at ear-bleed volume brought Manuel Noriega out of hiding during the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama (one wonders how often they played Van Halen's "Panama"). (MORE...)
Doctors are discovering that music has very real power to healIt's hardly news that listening to music can make you feel good. In a valley full of all stripes of therapy, music therapy is one of the most intuitive types around. But doctors, including one just down the road at Mass. General Hospital, are discovering the scientific side of why that's true, and what potential exists for specific medical uses of music. They're also discovering the details of why, for instance, playing rock at ear-bleed volume brought Manuel Noriega out of hiding during the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama (one wonders how often they played Van Halen's "Panama"). (MORE...)
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