{"product_id":"music-as-medicine-how-we-can-harness-its-therapeutic-power-1","title":"Music as Medicine: How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and Waterstones Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if music holds the key to healing our minds and bodies? \u003ci\u003eMusic as Medicine \u003c\/i\u003eis the revelatory new book from the million-copy bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Organized Mind.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Essential' \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intriguing' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan listening to music boost our cognitive function?\u003cbr\u003eDo pop songs hold the key to treating Parkinson's and Alzheimer's?\u003cbr\u003eAnd why might Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' help cure PTSD?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are only just beginning to appreciate the healing power of music. Here, a neuroscientist and celebrated musician offers a confounding tour through the emerging science of music as medicine - revealing how it can calm our thoughts, repair our memories and heal our deepest psychological wounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Levitin presents a strong, evidence-based case for how music heals, alleviating pain, reducing anxiety and even aiding recovery from strokes or Parkinson's. It's a compelling blend of anecdote and rigorous science, revealing in detail how music harnesses the brain.' \u003cb\u003eBooks of the Year, \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'For many years I have wondered why a bunch of frequencies organised into a piece of music has the ability, even without words, to make the listener cry and become emotional. Although I know this happens to me and many people, I have often wondered how this can be. Dr Levitin, in this latest book, \u003ci\u003eMusic as Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, has some fascinating insights into this great phenomenon.' \u003cb\u003ePAUL MCCARTNEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 416 pages | Published January 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977833431389,"sku":"9781804940341","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/music-as-medicine-how-we-can-harness-its-therapeutic-power-1","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}