The Science of Music Rehumanizing Medicine: Scientists and Musicians Discover the Importance of Their Collaboration

Abstract

Since the dawn of humanity, music has been perceived as ben- eficial to health. Numerous are the examples of cultures and populations who throughout the ages used music as therapy. The millenary-old intuition is not lost today. In a recent survey of patients and their families performed at a major medical cen- ter, the vast majority of the surveyed responded they believed strongly that music in the hospital enhanced their quality of life (Aboussouan, Jukic, & Che ́mali, 2009)...