Health News Digest: Music and Your Health

Tina Carmillia | Lee Chwi Lynn

06-Dec-16 16:00

Health News Digest: Music and Your Health

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We discuss the latest in health news. This week we explore music as therapy and torture. From how sound shapes your brain to the psychology of sound torture, find out exactly what music does to your health and well-being.

3:30 - How sound shapes your brain

13:14 - Pop music is ruining our brains

27:56 - The psychology of sound torture

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Tags: neuroscience, creativity, sound torture, music torture, psychological torture, stroke, heart diseases, neurological diseases, Alzheimer's, health news digest

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