Ani Patel
Cognitive psychologist at Tufts University, known for research on music cognition and the neuroscience of music.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 1h 2min
Your Brain On... Music
Dr. Ani Patel, a cognitive psychologist, Dr. Charles Limb, a surgeon and musician, and Jonathan Biss, a renowned pianist and author, dive into the captivating connection between music and the brain. They discuss how music enhances cognitive functions and emotional well-being. From therapeutic uses in Alzheimer's patients to the impact of rhythm on language recovery, their insights reveal music's powerful role in fostering communication and learning. The trio also explores music's cultural significance and how creativity intertwines with neurological processes.
Apr 2, 2018 • 18min
Hidden Melodies: Discovering the music in our speech
The way you speak has rhythm, timbre, and pitch. It’s more like music than you might think. We chat with The Allusionist host Helen Zaltzman, Martin Zaltz Austwick from Song by Song, Music Psychologist Dr. Ani Patel of Tufts University, and Drum Composer David Dockery on how musical our speech really is.
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