Music Therapy Resources

“Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.” – George Eliot

Scientists think that listening to music and spatial reasoning are related because they are processed similarly in the brain. Music activates a variety of areas in our brains but focuses primarily on the temporal, prefrontal cortex, and parietal.

Music therapy for children with special needs

Music therapy for heart problems- Harvard Medical School

AREAS OF THE BRAIN IN MUSIC
Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Broca’s Area
Wernicke’s Area
Occipital Lobe
Cerebellum
Nucleus Accumbens
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Corpus Callosum
Putamen

RAGAS FOR THERAPY

Raga Malhar– Useful in the treatment of asthma and sunstroke.

Raga Shivaranjani– Useful for memory problems. Used for

treating patients with dementia and Alzheimer.

Raga Natabhairavi – It cures headache and psychological

disorders.

Raga Punnagavarali, Sahana – Controls anger and brings down

violence. Useful for Schizophrenia.

Raga Dwijavanthi – Quells paralysis and disorders of the mind.

Raga Sindhubhairavi– For a healthy mind and body; provides

peace, tranquility and serenity of mind.

Raga Hameer-kalyani – It relaxes tension with its calming

effect and brings down BP to normal.

Raga Brindavana Saranga-It increases the energy level.

Raga Mohana– Useful for the treatment of migraine headache.

Raga Amrutavarshini-It eases the diseases related to heat

Raga Madhyamavati– Clears paralysis, giddiness, pain in

legs/hands, etc. and nervous complaints.

For dopamine release “Clair de Lune” — Debussy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fvo_iOuSck&t=27s

Music medicine may be offered as an alternative to midazolam administration prior to peripheral regional anaesthesia. However, further studies are warranted to evaluate whether or not the type of music, as well as how it is delivered, offers advantages over midazolam that outweigh the increase in communication barriers.

https://rapm.bmj.com/content/44/8/796

Hearing a groove rhythm (GR), which creates the sensation of wanting to move to the music, can also create feelings of pleasure and arousal in people, and it may enhance cognitive performance, as does exercise, by stimulating the prefrontal cortex. Here, we examined the hypothesis that GR enhances executive function (EF) by acting on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (l-DLPFC) while also considering individual differences in psychological responses.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-11324-34-3

Music listening may have a beneficial effect on blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, anxiety, and pain in persons with CHD. However, the quality of the evidence is not strong and the clinical significance unclear. Most studies examined the effects of listening to pre-recorded music. More research is needed on the effects of music offered by a trained music therapist.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19370642/

Berkley research on Music and Dementia

Music and mental Health

Music and Pain

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