Does Music Change a Child's Brain? | John Iversen | TEDxSanDiego

Music is a central part of life for many of us, whether we listen, dance or play. It can shape our mood or transport our imagination, but what is going on in our brain? Can music be used to help an ailing brain, or boost a learning one? The UCSD SIMPHONY project, in collaboration with the San Diego Youth Symphony, is attempting to answer these questions by studying if music training has an impact on the development of children’s brains and other key skills.

What specific experiences might shape the growth of specific brain circuits? By understanding music’s power to shape the brain, our hope is to be a part of the answer to this groundbreaking question.

John Iversen is a UCSD neuroscientist studying music, language and the brain in an effort to understand how we perceive rhythm, and how musical rhythm can be used in medicine. John is also directing the SIMPHONY project, an ambitious collaborative longitudinal study of the impact of music training on brain and behavioral development. By night he’s the co-founder of San Diego Taiko, a group dedicated to sharing the dynamic energy of Japanese taiko drumming with the community.

[abigailgarcia]

Looking at the number of views on this video just made me realize how much we disregard music. How many people have told you "I love music!" But they don't know, or don't care to learn how to play an instrument. I have always wanted to learn how to play the guitar and or the piano. These videos really inspire me to learn more about music. Thank you!

[creativeartsstudiorgv]

Music should be part of the core curriculum. Music Ed. is a great way to help brain development.

[jeanettegriffin]

My grandaughter was born without the left lobe of her brain. This leaves me with more questions than answers.
By the way. She is high functioning. Such a miracle!

[soundfusion]

this is so interesting to watch . i didnt knw how many areas of the brain are touched when making or listening to music

[gbernaar]

Each child should have high-quality Music Education.

[oztpple]

Спасибо за раскрытие темы. Спасибо за интересную подачу и попытку зарядить музыкой других.

[simonsimon]

Music is a great help to a comatosed patient. It is a powerful stimulant of MEMORY STORED & MEMORY RECALLS enhancing one's mental retentions averting Alzahmier's sickness.

[SBinKMedia]

The answer was yes before we even watched it.

[thepianoplayer]

The study results are B&W. It's easy to talk about kids should take up an instrument. Conventional music lessons focus on the technical aspects of playing (reading notes, the right finger techniques, etc). If you don't make music education fun & engaging, motivate people to learn, you are going to turn them off to the point they'd rather watch online videos or play video games.

[pabrielgomez]

I prefer playing the piano on my phone. The first instrument that I have played was the soprano recorder, iirc.

[shaulakarolinaizaguirrecru]

Una persona aquí es cuadrada o le dijeron de niño que nunca podría tocar un instrumento.

[hzLoveFrequency-TruthInside]

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” — Nikola Tesla

To understand anything non-physical, one needs a certain level of creativity and imagination. Frequencies are hard to see but easy to feel.

[whiteshadow]

the reason why music is a nice thing is because only few people do it well and even fewer are unique. Now we're gonna scan kids brains and work out if they are gonna be the next Kurt Cobain? I dunno this science stuff is gonna make art really boring one day

[talhahashmi]

No Music= Manifold Productivity, It's Haram 4 a Reason, AllahuAkbar!!