104. Facing the Music

Hot take, guys: music is pretty cool. This week, Bonnie and Anna unpack all the different ways music affects the brain, how it gives us lots of feel-good chemicals, and just generally how it improves our health, both mental and physical. They also talk about how music is an integral part of culture and evolution, and how we use it as a form of connection and a way to regulate our own emotions. Because it turns out, science has proven what the best genre of music is… and it’s whatever music you like the most! Scientific vindication! If you want to learn more about how music is used to treat Alzheimer’s and dementia, check out the documentary “Alive Inside”. To see the University of Central Florida’s cool brain map and read more about the professors behind it, go here: https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/your-brain-on-music