How can music serve as a social surrogate when we can't directly interact with others? This episode explores how listening to music can serve as a social proxy and provides ideas for how to strengthen your social relationships in the age of soc

Bridging Music Therapy/Cognition [Interview with Daniel Goldschmidt]

Jan 10th, 2020 36m 27s

How can the fields of music therapy and music cognition strengthen each other? This episode features a conversation with music therapist Daniel Goldschmidt (@danielnnz) on a wide range of topics about bridging these two disciplines including:Wh

Drumming and Prosody [Interview with Jessica Riley]

Aug 16th, 2019 49m 39s

This episode features an interview with Jessica Riley, a soon-to-be music therapist who started her career in music neuroscience. We talk about how Jessica first got involved in music science research and how she’s applied her research skills t

Human Hearing

Jul 26th, 2019 18m 34s

How do our ears and brains take in and process sound? This episode covers the basics of how we hear starting with sound wave all the way to the primary auditory cortex. Learn how music therapists work with individuals who are hard of hearing an

Melody vs. Lyrics and Emotional Intensity

Jul 12th, 2019 17m 49s

How can individual musical elements impact our music listening experiences? This episode is a quick dive into how melody and lyrics in a song impact the emotional intensity of music. Learn how you can make more strategic music choices by becomi

Music-Evoked Autobiographical Memories

Jul 5th, 2019 30m 51s

How do certain songs become intertwined with our personal memories? This episode explores the musical reminiscence bump, how our musical preferences may be influenced by our parents, and the neurologic mechanisms behind music-evoked autobiograp

Music, Rewards, and Dopamine

Aug 10th, 2018 30m 37s

Does music release dopamine? And how can music be interpreted as a reward? This episode uncovers how reward circuitry in our brain can be activated when we listen to music. Learn how the interactions between music and dopamine contribute to neu

Congenital Amusia

Aug 2nd, 2018 30m 59s

Why are some people tone deaf? This episode explores a musical disorder called congenital amusia, in which people have trouble processing the pitch and melodic structures of music. Learn the neurologic disconnect in amusic brains, what amusia c

Music and Dying

Jul 12th, 2018 33m 12s

How does music help us deal with death? This episode covers research that gives us insights into how music can lessen death anxiety and then discusses three ways that music is used in hospice care to support individuals at the end of life. Take

Personality and Music Preference

Jul 6th, 2018 29m 39s

Do our musical tastes reflect our personalities? This episode dives into research about how the Big Five personality factors might influence what music we like. Along the way, learn what you may able to know about a person after hearing their f

Music and Shopping Behavior

Jun 29th, 2018 12m 19s

Can music impact how we shop? This mini-episode explores how music can unconsciously influence our decisions of what to buy and how much money we spend in retail settings. Get the highlights of how music can impact our associations with product

Music, Movement, and Exercise

Jun 22nd, 2018 27m 30s

How does music impact how we move? Can music help us exercise more efficiently? This episode dives into research that explains what's happening in your spinal cord and brain when you're listening to music during a run or at the gym. This episod

Infant Music Perception

Jun 14th, 2018 23m 40s

How do babies perceive music? Infants aren't blank musical slates, they're actually pretty sophisticated music listeners. This episode highlights how we're all built to process music from birth, and how this innate musicality helps medically fr

The Mozart Effect (That's Not a Thing)

Jun 8th, 2018 22m 37s

The Mozart effect has gotten a lot of hype (and criticism) the past few decades...what's the real story? This episode breaks down the research that led to the Mozart effect being debunked. Even though those Mozart baby CDs won't make your baby

Music and Emotion Induction

May 31st, 2018 25m 14s

Music's ability to impact our emotions is often taken for granted, but how exactly does music influence our feelings? This episode dives into six ways to answer this question and explores how you can strategically use music for emotion regulati

Musical Entrainment and Social Bonding

May 31st, 2018 28m 32s

Music often brings people together whether through dancing, choirs, or bands. How exactly does music help build stronger relationships, even among strangers? This episode dives into research behind musical entrainment and how synchronizing with

Trailer

Instru(mental) Trailer

May 25th, 2018 3m 3s

The trailer for Instru(mental), a podcast about music and the mind. Listen to dive into music cognition research from a music therapist's perspective and come away with practical takeways to apply what you learned in your daily life.

Rate