Neuroscientist explains how music affects the brain

Music is a form of creative expression, but it’s also an antidote that can put you in just the right head space at the right time. It can calm you down after a stressful day or hype you up before a night out. 

Music has the power to alter or reinforce our state of being and scientists like Daniel Levitin want to harness its power to heal us.

Levitin is a neuroscientist and a musician who has spent a lot of time studying the impact music has on our brains. His most recent book is called “I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine”.

He joined he show to discuss the book and explain how music can heal us.