Das Gehirn und die Musik: Eine faszinierende Odyssee durch Kunst und Wissenschaft - Softcover

Rochon, Michel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3905574365 ISBN 13: 9783905574364

Publisher: Kommode Verlag, 2024

Synopsis

Neurology, Cell Biology, Anthropology and even Astrophysics - When Michel Rochon says he approaches music from a scientific point of view, he leaves no area unexplored. The former journalist, who has worked in Quebec/Canada for radio and television broadcasts, among other things, is a gifted narrator and mediator. He tells in his essay amazing things about what's going on on Earth and in the universe. For example, that the cosmos emits its own "music". Astrophysicist Wanda Diaz Merced takes these apart to better understand the stars. Or that the inhabitants of a Canary island talk in a whistling language - i.e. with music - the Silbo. Many scientists are interested in music because it is a tool for studying the brain - about 30 brain regions are involved in listening or performing music. The fact that music is "inscribed" in many different places in the brain explains why it is possible to revive memories or even temporarily revive them in apathetic Alzheimer's patients. He emphasizes, "Making music really has a positive effect on the brain, which, as we know, can change through experiences and learning processes. Musicians have more neurons in the regions associated with musical perception and interpretation. This is a real improvement of grey matter! ", Michel Rochon exclaimed, adding that this was a good reserve to prevent cognitive degeneration. Michel Rochon devotes himself in his essay to exciting questions: what came first--the language or the singing? Are there also negative effects of making music? Makes music smarter?

Edition details

• Publisher: Kommode Verlag
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3905574365
• ISBN 13: 9783905574364
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 180