“Now that the people who know everything have determined that road rage is an actual psychiatric disorder, it should only be a matter of time before more of our reactions to daily aggravations are similarly classified.”

“It may seem strange to prescribe movement and stepped-up activity for boys whose problem is basically that they can't stop moving or calm down. But it works. And It turns out that dance is a good way to crank up the energy and joy of living in depressed girls,” says Erna Grönlund from the University College of Dance in Stockholm, Sweden.”

“Research has confirmed listening to music can have a significant positive impact on perception of chronic pain.”

“Musicians use unique mental processes when it comes to recognizing a tune but this trait is learnt rather than inherent, a researcher says.

PhD student David Brennan from the University of Western Sydney has shown that people with musical training appear to have different memory pathways compared to others.”

“The tense atmosphere of a hospital, full of worried and tired patients, doesn't seem to be the right setting for creating art. But it is for Michele Goyak.

For her, painting murals in hospitals is a part of the healing process, not just for patients, but also for herself.”

“At first, Arden White seemed a little, well, bored. The 80-year-old even nodded off a little as she sat in a gallery at the Museum of Modern Art, before a gentle nudge from her son brought her back.
But when the questions started coming, White, stricken with Alzheimer's disease, woke right up. What did she think of the Georges Seurat painting? She liked it better than the one next to it. What about the village in Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night"? The houses looked like they were very close to each other.”

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“It might be regarded as a statement of the obvious. But scientists have proved what everyone else takes for granted — that laughter really is good for you. It turns out that even the anticipation of watching a funny video can raise the levels of immune-boosting hormones in the blood and the benefits can last up to a day.”

The child is surrounded by balloons, toys and stuffed animals from home, but she is lying in a bed that is not hers, attached to a web of wires, tubes and hoses. Even though her mother sits smiling nearby, she is in a scary world filled with the sound of beeping monitors and whispering strangers. And then there is music. Slideshow: The Music Lady