{"product_id":"wired-for-music-a-search-for-health-and-joy-through-the-science-of-sound-9781771645546","title":"Wired for Music: A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautifully written... a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety.\"--Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Body Keeps the Score\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic isn't just background noise or a series of torturous exercises we remember from piano lessons. In the right doses, it can double as a mild antidepressant, painkiller, sleeping pill, memory aid--and enhance athletic performance while supporting healthy aging. Though music has been used as a healing strategy since ancient times, neuroscientists have only recently discovered how melody and rhythm stimulate core memory, motor, and emotion centers in the brain. But here's the catch: We can tune into music every day and still miss out on some of its potent effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdriana Barton learned the hard way. \u003c\/b\u003eStarting at age five, she studied the cello for nearly two decades, a pursuit that left her with physical injuries and emotional scars. In \u003ci\u003eWired for Music\u003c\/i\u003e, she sets out to discover what music is really for, combing through medical studies, discoveries by pioneering neuroscientists, and research from biology and anthropology. Traveling from state-of-the-art science labs to a remote village in Zimbabwe, her investigation gets to the heart of music's profound effects on the human body and brain. Blending science and story, \u003ci\u003eWired for Music \u003c\/i\u003eshows how our species' age-old connection to melody and rhythm is wired inside us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdriana Barton\u003c\/strong\u003e was a staff reporter at \u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e and has contributed to \u003cem\u003eUtne\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAzure\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e. She studied the cello professionally for seventeen years before becoming a journalist. She lives in Vancouver, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Greystone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485882323218,"sku":"9781771645546","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df742fc2-f17e-42ad-a592-822645ab071d.jpg?v=1730413551","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wired-for-music-a-search-for-health-and-joy-through-the-science-of-sound-9781771645546","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}