The Fusion of Music and Medicine Moves Human Hearts As Art and Science

Bando H, Yoshioka A, Bando M and Nishikiori Y

Published on: 2025-02-22

Abstract

Three areas exist for our life and society for years. They are science, medicine, and medical practice involving humans, art therapy and music therapy. By fusing these, we can move people's hearts. Music can be useful for treatment for patients with hemispatial neglect, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and others. Neuroscience study of music-based interventions (MBIs) has attracted attention. Music has powerful ability for experiencing and expressing our emotions. Live pleasant or unpleasant piano music showed large response to amygdala neurofeedback by the applicants. Recently, novel book “Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us” became bestseller, due to people’s interest.