Tag: Musical Brain

The Musical Brain

The brain is a universe in itself, the last frontier, and neuroscience is the astronomy of the brain.  Increasing public awareness of the exciting work going on in the field has resulted in words like “neuroplasticity” and “entrainment” floating around.

Now, Dr. Eric Chudler of the University of Washington has created a website entitled “Neuroscience for Kids”. I’m not sure how he’s defining “kids”, but I find it entertaining.  This site was awarded the Science Prize by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  Take a look.  Great site for parents and kids.

Neuroscience for Kids

 

The Music of the Spheres-NASA Voyager Recordings

Please join me on this musical journey. You will find a variety of cool links relating to guitar:

  • the neuroscience of music and the developing, recovering, or aging brain,
  • the meditative approach to playing guitar for stress reduction,
  • and a growing collection of connections with stringed instruments, people, and the natural world.  Let’s wander down this path…

Once upon a time, long ago and far away, this musical path began with geomagnetic particles and solar winds, the “music of the spheres”.

NASA Voyager Recordings

And here we are, still drawn to vibrations. All musical instruments produce vibrations, which create sound, but in my thoroughly biased opinion there is nothing as lovely and exciting as a stringed instrument, especially one that is played with both hands on “live” strings. The experience pulls at the heartstrings in a very primal way.  Very cool.