The Neurology of Music

Ever wondered why you can remember a song from when you were 5-years-old but can’t remember where you put your car keys five minutes ago? Or why a person who stutters has no problem singing? What does music do for (and to and with the brain and the body) that no other learning technique can do?

Meet Dr. Ani Patel, author of "Music, Language and the Brain, ”and learn about his OPERA Hypothesis (overlap, precision, emotion, repetition, attention) to understand why music is such a powerful learning tool. How can you leverage the powers of music to maximize attention, retention, confidence, competence and creativity in the human brain - from womb to toddlers to teens to Alzheimers units?

What is NeuroEducation?

Dr. Mariale Hardiman, founder of the NeuroEducation Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, explains the power of arts integration from neuroeducational science perspective on the May 7 inaugural edition of “Tuesdays at Two: RICH Learning Live”.