Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/does-music-feed-the-mind Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Does Music Feed the Mind? Science May 13, 2011 1:42 PM EST Does music feed the mind? Does improvising in a jazz band activate different parts of the brain than performing composed music? For the National Science Foundation’s* latest Science Nation piece, NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O’Brien profiles Georgia Tech music professor Parag Chordia, whose research shows that creativity sparked from music can help students grasp other concepts in math, science and engineering. And brain scans, he says, do reveal a distinct difference between improvisation and more organized music. For the record, the National Science Foundation is an underwriter of the NewsHour. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Does music feed the mind? Does improvising in a jazz band activate different parts of the brain than performing composed music? For the National Science Foundation’s* latest Science Nation piece, NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O’Brien profiles Georgia Tech music professor Parag Chordia, whose research shows that creativity sparked from music can help students grasp other concepts in math, science and engineering. And brain scans, he says, do reveal a distinct difference between improvisation and more organized music. For the record, the National Science Foundation is an underwriter of the NewsHour. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now