Cleveland Clinic and The Cleveland Orchestra Collaborate to Explore the Music-Brain Connection
International Symposium to Examine Impact of Music on Health, Wellness and
the Human Brain during the Salzburg Festival
CLEVELAND, June 26 -- Cleveland Clinic and The Cleveland
Orchestra will present a symposium called Music and the Brain Aug. 16 in
Salzburg, Austria. The program will convene experts from Cleveland and
around the world to examine the intersection of music and neuroscience, the
impact of music on health, disease and the social implications of the
music-brain connection.
The international Music and the Brain Symposium is part of the Salzburg
Festival, an annual five-week-long music and drama festival. It is the
first program of its kind to be held during the Salzburg Festival.
"Music has a universal impact on humans. It has a profound impact on
human health and wellness and is also used as a therapeutic tool for
patients," said Ali R. Rezai, M.D., Director of Cleveland Clinic's Center
for Neurological Restoration. "Music and the Brain crosses multiple
disciplines and is an exciting and emerging field of study."
Music and the Brain will cover a variety of interrelated topics
including the neurobiology of music (the unique way in which music and the
brain interact), the impact of music on health and a sociological
perspective of the role of the arts in neuroscience. The day-long symposium
will consist of presentations and panel discussions, and will feature an
internationally recognized group of experts representing the fields of
music, neuroscience, health and wellness and philosophy.
Franz Welser-Most, Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra, said, "It
is my pleasure to introduce, for the first time in Salzburg, a meeting
combining music and science to focus on the fact that we are on the verge
of a decade of important research about how music affects the brain and the
medical, musical, social and philosophical implications of that research.
We are learning more and more that music is not only an emotional, artistic
outlet, but it may also have specific positive effects on health and
healing."
The program is part of the Cleveland Orchestra's Salzburg Festival
Residency. Music and the Brain is the result of a new collaboration between
The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Clinic's Neurological Institute.
Music and the Brain evolved from a discussion between Welser-Most and Dr.
Rezai about their shared interest in how music affects both the brain and
overall health. The conversation paved the way for the international
symposium about the future of this dynamic field.
The symposium will take place at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Agenda and registration information can be found at
http://www.musicandthebrainaustria.com , or by calling 216-448-0770. Reservations
are recommended.
About Cleveland Clinic's Neurological Institute
The Neurological Institute is one of 26 institutes at Cleveland Clinic
that group multiple specialties together to provide collaborative,
patient-centered care. The institute is a leader in treating the most
complex neurological disorders, advancing innovations such as deep brain
stimulation, epilepsy surgery, stereotactic spine radiosurgery and
blood-brain barrier disruption. Annually, our staff of more than 150
specialists serves 140,000 patients and performs 6,000 surgeries. Cleveland
Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center, consistently
ranked among the top hospitals in America by U.S News & World Report.
Founded in 1921, it is dedicated to providing quality specialized care and
includes an outpatient clinic, a hospital with more than 1,000 staffed
beds, an education institute and a research institute.
About Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit
multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and
hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in
1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding
patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and
innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as
one of the nation's best hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals"
survey. Approximately 1,800 full-time salaried physicians and researchers
at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100
medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2007, there were 3.5 million
outpatient visits to Cleveland Clinic and 50,455 hospital admissions.
Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 80
countries. Cleveland Clinic's Web site address is http://www.clevelandclinic.org.
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