Music enhances quality of life...

An article published in the Music Educators Journal (June 2015) by Professors Hodges and Wilkins from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, provides an insight in to the aspects of music which move us...

"Five key points derived from recent psychological and neuroscientific findings are (1) Network Science is a new technique that allows researchers to examine the brain’s interconnectivity as people listen to music; (2) the Default Mode Network is a set of interconnecting brain networks that are involved in conscious awareness, self-reflection, and autobiographical memories and emotions; (3) when people listen to preferred music, there is dynamic interconnectivity in the Default Mode Network, linking music to self-awareness, along with associated personal histories, core emotional memories, and empathy; (4) musical training leads to numerous changes in the brain that have implications for music learning; and (5) scientific evidence supports the powerful role that music plays in enhancing quality of life."

http://mej.sagepub.com/content/101/4/41.short?rss=1&ssource=mfr 

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