Renée Fleming and Daniel Levitin: Music Is Medicine

Research shows that music does more than enliven our inner worlds. Music is also an effective tool in combating ailments from neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's to cognitive injury, depression and pain. Editor and opera legend Renée Fleming ("Music and Mind") and neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin ("I Heard There Was a Secret Chord") discussed music as a potent therapy with Michael Andor Brodeur at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
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