July 10

Music For Stress And Anxiety Reduction...Coronary Heart Disease

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Music for stress and anxiety reduction in coronary heart disease patients
The Cochrane Library has produced a series of podcasts providing audio summaries of some of the systematic reviews that are available from one of its regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Cochrane systematic reviews analyse what evidence is available from published research studies for or against the use of certain treatments and healthcare interventions and then provide recommendations on what is the most effective or appropriate. This podcast enables listeners to hear a short commentary about the evidence available for the use of music for the reduction of anxiety and stress in coronary heart disease patients. The Cochrane Library is made available by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international not-for-profit and independent body, making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare freely available. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.cochrane.org/podcasts/review_summaries/2009issue2/issue2_2009_music.h
February 16

Music And The Brain [ITunes]

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What is the relationship between the brain and music? That very question animates the Library of Congress' Music and the Brain series, and their website allows interested parties to listen in on some of the conversations, lectures, and symposia. Noted psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison chairs the initiative, and the programs bring together physicians, theorists, composers, and performers. Visitors can listen to some of these recent conversations via this website, and they can also sign up to receive new podcasts via iTunes. Currently, there are five different podcasts available. They include talks with Dr. Charles J. Limb ("Your Brain on Jazz"), Jessica Krash ("Dangerous Music"), and Dr. Aniruddh D. Patel on "The Music of Language and the Language of Music". http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/musicandthebrain/index.html [KMG]From The Scout Report
January 14

Musicophilia: An Interview With Oliver Sacks

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Musicophilia: An interview with Oliver Sacks

This audio recording of an interview with neuroscientist Oliver Sacks, is hosted by the American public broadcaster NPR. Sacks discusses his book 'Musicology' in the context of brain function and neurological case studies. The interview is 38 minutes in length and requires the Adobe Flash Player plug-in. It should be useful for students and teachers. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15362954&ft=1&f=1