From learning how to play the electric guitar to being at the forefront of music cognition research, Dr. Mark Tramo shares his experiences researching music's medicinal effects on the mind!

With a long list of accolades in the world of psychology, Dr. Joyce Schaffer shares with us the habits that have shown to keep your brain healthy and delay the onset of neurodegenerative diseases!

A longer episode, jampacked to the brim, on Professor Dean's experiences as a highly acclaimed performer and Professor at the UCLA Herb Albert School of Music of 17 years. He shares with us advice, stories, and tips on how music is healing for all- young and old, talented or not.

In this Ask the Expert episode, Dr. Thaut highlights his research findings on rhythm's significant, therapeutic effects on Parkinson's patients! Renowned in the world of neurodegenerative research, Dr. Thaut shares his most recent significant findings with us!

In this Ask the Expert episode, Dr. Kraus shares her research on the effects of sound, music, and hearing on the brain's cognitive, sensory, motor, and reward networks.

The Founder of Music Mends Minds, Carol Rosenstein talks with the Founder of ARTSpeaks, Chip Staley about how music making transforms the lives of elders living with cognitive decline.

Dr. Thaut shares her research on the benefits of Neurologic Music Therapy and Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation.

Dr. Howland shares her research on the clinical applications of music to enhance speech, language, cognition and movement in habilitation and rehabilitation settings.

Dr. Concetta Tomaino talks about her work as an early pioneer for clinical applications of music in neurological rehabilitation.

Dr. Helen Lavretsky talks about her work in clinical aging studies and integrative interventions, including music therapy.

Dr. Susan Rogers talks about her early career as a music producer and subsequent doctoral studies on music perception.

Dr. Assal Habibi talks about her early career in music and medicine research both independently and in connection with the Sound Health Network.

Dr. Julene Johnson talks about her career studying music, health and aging, and the importance of community interventions. She also discusses the initiatives and research process within the Sound Health Network.

Dr. Theresa Allison discusses her background in ethnomusicology and how she came to study music's potential to improve quality of life in dementia caregiver relationships.

Dr. Mary Mittelman discusses her research surrounding music's effects on the wellbeing of both patients and their caregivers.

Dr. Rudolph Tanzi discusses groundbreaking progress in the fight to cure Alzheimer's and the ways music can help alleviate symptoms and promote brain connectivity.

Dr. Mukund Acharya discusses his career as a social entrepreneur and healthy aging advocate. He has founded/co-founded several non-profits including Sandhya's Touch, focused on improving quality of life for patients and families dealing with serious or chronic illness, and Sukham, which promotes healthy aging and preparation for life transitions in the healthcare arena.

Dr. Bruce Victor discusses his career as a musician, physician, and professor. His academic focus has been on psychopharmacology, holistic healing, and community engagement through music, both in the United States and Ireland.

Dr. Robert Bilder has more than 30 years experience in research on brain-behavior relations, with focuses in clinical neuropsychology, neurophysiology, structural and functional neuroimaging, and genomics strategies applied to the study of both healthy people and those with various neurological and psychiatric conditions. Dr. Bilder discusses his work with the Center for the Biology of Creativity and the neural mechanisms of memory and music-making.

Dr. Theodore Zanto utilizes fMRI, EEG and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques to study neural mechanisms at the intersection of attention, perception, and memory. He is interested in the role of neural entrainment in cognitive control and how it may be used as a potential therapeutic, particularly in the aging population. Currently, Dr. Zanto is assessing how neural entrainment affects basic cognitive control functions and whether select cognitive functions may be improved through neural entrainment with musical rhythms or with non-invasive rhythmic neurostimulation.

Dr. Jeff Bronstein is a highly awarded researcher of Neurology and one of Music Mends Minds' earliest and most significant supporters. His interests and expertise include the management of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other movement disorders, surgical treatment of PD, and developing new therapies for patients.

Tommy Sands has for many years been involved in the Irish peace process as a songwriter, performer, and mediator. His songs, which have been translated into many languages, appear in schoolbooks around the world and have been recorded by Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and dozens of others. He continues to work on social activism projects using music for conflict resolution.