tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post6226270586548438755..comments2023-05-03T12:02:30.067-04:00Comments on Judith Mercado: Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver SacksJudith Mercadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post-6027517686001029262010-02-02T04:21:27.646-05:002010-02-02T04:21:27.646-05:00Many thanks for introducing me to both book and au...Many thanks for introducing me to both book and author. They were unknown to me. Music is indeed innate and currently there is extensive research in the UK to prove that theory. It affects a part of our brain called the amygdala, which is in charge of responding to acts of aggression and at the same time triggers off emotions of fear. It might not sound romantic but it definitely supports your well-written post. :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post-83137483686070399452010-02-01T18:13:41.845-05:002010-02-01T18:13:41.845-05:00Thank you, Malcolm and Nevine, for sharing your th...Thank you, Malcolm and Nevine, for sharing your thoughts. This is a special book which is even influencing how I am approaching my next post. I now realize that my recent posts and this next one, though they all seem to be about different subjects -- music, music+neurology, and religion -- they all have to do with penetrating the cognitive self and reaching a primal self. Music is one of the most powerful tools for accomplishing that, but now I am discovering that religion has its own subset of tools which can accomplish the same thing.<br /><br />JudyJudith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post-64893885597504822932010-02-01T08:36:21.708-05:002010-02-01T08:36:21.708-05:00I've read "Musicophilia" and I still...I've read "Musicophilia" and I still have it. It is a truly amazing book that demonstrates non-traditional ways in which our minds operate, or can be made or allowed to operate. Psychologists spent so many years examining the obvious mechanisms while completely ignoring some of the subtleties and nuances of life that make us tick. And music is no subtle thing... it lives with us in everything we do. So it is just fascinating that music can help us to heal on more levels than one. I loved reading this book, and I often go back and peek into it for inspiring stories. Thank you for reviewing it, Judith.<br /><br />NevineNevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492807304940108695.post-56170162452779354482010-01-30T22:44:52.715-05:002010-01-30T22:44:52.715-05:00What a fascinating book! In some ways, the author ...What a fascinating book! In some ways, the author is "proving" what musicians and artists and writers have been saying for years about the power of music for healing, meditation, shamanic journeys, and memories of old and dear places.<br /><br />MalcolmMalcolm R. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840134761199335243noreply@blogger.com