Engaging in "purposeful and meaningful activities" stimulates your neurological system, counters the effects of stress related diseases, reduces the risk of dementia, and enhances health and well being your lifestyle plays a significant role in contrib...

Melodic intervals allow the listener to anticipate (to a degree) the composition of the track and have long been thought to play a key role in musical preference. #musictherapy #science #melodic

Sounds of nature can mask intelligible speech just as well as white noise while also enhancing cognitive functioning, optimizing the ability to concentrate, and increasing overall worker satisfaction, the researchers found. #musictherapy #science

Music may, in other words, tap into a brain mechanism that was key to our evolutionary progress. The ability to recognize patterns and generalize from experience, to predict what’s likely to happen in the future. #freedownloads #musictherapy

This means that sometimes we can understand the emotions of a piece of music without actually feeling them, which explains why some of us find listening to sad music enjoyable, rather than depressing.

Interpersonal relationships influence consumer preference for aesthetic experiences. Consumers seek and experience emotional companionship with music, films, novels, and the fine arts #podcast #popculture

"We've shown in this study that there is a fundamental difference between how meaning is processed by the brain for music and language. #musictherapy #parkinsons

Listening to music enhanced the activity of genes involved in dopamine secretion and transport, synaptic function, learning and memory. #music therapy #dementia

Humor reduces cortisol, it increases the mood state that is conducive to learning. As endorphins provide reward and pleasure, the immune system works better and improves brain wave activity to "gamma frequency," which is an amped recall and memory. #...

Curly kale has ruffled leaves and a fibrous stalk and is usually deep green in color. It has a lively pungent flavor with delicious bitter peppery qualities. #nutrition #health #alzheimers #kale