Sound therapy may stimulate brain circuits to relieve pain and boost memory, 香港六合彩资料 expert tells the Globe and Mail
Published: October 17, 2019
From Alzheimer鈥檚 disease to fibromyalgia, symptoms of a variety of medical conditions could be relieved by exposing patients to specific sound frequencies, Professor Emeritus Lee Bartel of the 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Faculty of Music told the .
Bartel, who has studied the effects of vibro-acoustic therapy 鈥 where patients are exposed to vibration-inducing sounds at a frequency of 40 Hz 鈥 said the procedure was associated with improvements in mood and cognitive ability.
The effects may be attributable to the ability of sound to 鈥渞e-regulate鈥 dormant neural circuits in the brain, Bartel told the Globe and Mail.
He noted that the low cost and easy administration of sound therapy could see it eventually gain popularity as a therapeutic option for various conditions.
鈥淚n the future, if we continue to see positive results, the medical community may start prescribing it," he said.
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