{"product_id":"wired-for-music","title":"Wired for Music: A Search For Health And Joy Through The Science Of Sound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusic isn’t just background noise or a series of torturous exercises we remember from piano lessons. In the right doses, it can double as a mild antidepressant, painkiller, sleeping pill, memory aid—and enhance athletic performance while supporting healthy aging. Though music has been used as a healing strategy since ancient times, neuroscientists have only recently discovered how melody and rhythm stimulate core memory, motor, and emotion centers in the brain. But here’s the catch: We can tune into music every day and still miss out on some of its potent effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdriana Barton learned the hard way.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eStarting at age five, she studied the cello for nearly two decades, a pursuit that left her with physical injuries and emotional scars. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWired for Music\u003c\/i\u003e, she sets out to discover what music is really for, combing through medical studies, discoveries by pioneering neuroscientists, and research from biology and anthropology. Traveling from state-of-the-art science labs to a remote village in Zimbabwe, her investigation gets to the heart of music’s profound effects on the human body and brain. Blending science and story,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWired for Music\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eshows how our species’ age-old connection to melody and rhythm is wired inside us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adrian Barton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50990544879935,"sku":"9781771645546","price":32.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/4047\/3407\/files\/wired_20for_20music.jpg?v=1748837339","url":"https:\/\/www.odinbooks.com\/products\/wired-for-music","provider":"Odin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}