Cadence Podcast: What Music Tells us About the Mind
Indre Viskontas
Cadence is a podcast about music: how it affects your brain, your life, and the community in which you live.
Join our host, cognitive neuroscientist and classically trained opera singer Indre Viskontas while we talk to scientists, musicians, musicologists, and composers to find answers to some of the biggest questions still surrounding the intersection of music and science. How much can we learn about the mind with music as the lens?
Join our host, cognitive neuroscientist and classically trained opera singer Indre Viskontas while we talk to scientists, musicians, musicologists, and composers to find answers to some of the biggest questions still surrounding the intersection of music and science. How much can we learn about the mind with music as the lens?
Episodes
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Jan 14, 2021 • 50min
S03 Episode 05: How Music Affects Animals
S03 Episode 05: How Music Affects Animals by Indre Viskontas
Dec 16, 2020 • 29min
S03 Episode 04: Music During the Holidays
S03 Episode 04: Music During the Holidays by Indre Viskontas
Dec 8, 2020 • 29min
S03 Episode 03: Why Queer Music Matters
S03 Episode 03: Why Queer Music Matters by Indre Viskontas
Nov 16, 2020 • 20min
S03 Episode 02: Lullabies and Feelings
Discover the magic of lullabies as a universal language of love and comfort. Explore how singing to babies soothes not just them, but also caregivers dealing with complex emotions. Learn about Carnegie Hall's Lullaby Project, where parents write personalized songs to bond with their children. Hear inspiring stories of families creating lullabies and how music influences their lives. Plus, delve into how shared musical experiences shape adolescent relationships and can even repair family bonds.
Nov 3, 2020 • 33min
S03 Episode 01: The Music of Politics
S03 Episode 01: The Music of Politics by Indre Viskontas
Jun 10, 2018 • 41min
S02 Episode 08: Music to Remember
In this final episode of season 2, we look at the dramatic effects music can have on patients with dementia—in some cases, it can bring back people who seem to be almost completely lost.
May 2, 2018 • 32min
S02 Episode 07: Putting Music in the Hands of Sick Kids
Watching someone suffer through a serious illness is heartbreaking—especially if it’s a child, and even more if it affects their ability to communicate. Can music empower such people by giving them a way to express themselves during moments when they may not be otherwise capable? MyMusicRx, a unique program that puts control into the hands of the kids, is attempting to do just that.
Mar 31, 2018 • 44min
S02 Episode 06: The Case of the Autistic Savant: Unleashing Extraordinary Musical Ability
In this episode, we meet Tony Deblois, an individual with autism who is also blind. Tony can play 23 instruments, has toured all over the world, and has accompanied musical theater productions—all without out ever opening a score. How does he do it? Where does this prodigious talent come from? And what can we learn about ourselves from Tony’s story?
Mar 13, 2018 • 59min
S02 Episode 05: Music in the Most Extreme Situations
This episode was partly taped live during Indre’s faculty artist recital at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It explores how music can be used to comfort, heal, and reduce conflict under the most extreme circumstances. But it’s also not always welcome.
Feb 13, 2018 • 43min
S02 Episode 04: Rewiring Your Brain to Speak, with Music
In this episode we meet Terry. After a devastating car accident he was left with profound damage to his brain’s left hemisphere, significantly impairing his ability to speak. We learn about how—with music—Terry is rewiring his brain and regaining speech.
