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The Science of Music
Scientists
The Great Minds who have made strides in understanding the interaction between music and the brain
 Dr. Gottfried SchlaugSchlaug is working to discover the cognitive aspects of music processing including the perception and memory for pitch, rhythm, and harmony. He is also working to reveal behavioral and neural correlations between learning and brain adaptation in response to changes including brain injury. |  Dr. Joke Bradt, PhD, MT-BCAssociate Professor in the Creative Arts Therapies Department at Drexel University. She specializes in the study design and ethical issues in creative arts therapy research, efficacy and effectiveness of music therapy interventions with medical patients, and the impact of music therapy improvisation techniques on chronic pain management. |  Dr. Petr Janata, PhDProfessor at UC Davis in the Psychology Department and the Center for Mind and Brain. He has studied the relationship between music, emotion, and memory by studying music-evoked autobiographical memories, and the psychological phenomenon of "being in the groove." He is also currently investigating the relationship between music and spiritual experiences. |
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 Dr. Daniel J LevitinA neuroscientist, musician, and artist has written three consecutive best selling books entitled: "This Is Your Brain on Music", "The World in Six Songs", and "The Organized Mind" all focusing on different aspects of how music and the brain interact. |  Charles Limb, M.D.Limb studied the development of the auditory brainstem, neural mechanisms of musical improvisation, and production and perception of music using functional neuroimaging methods. Throughout his career, he has combined his interests in auditory science, clinical treatment of hearing loss and complex sound perception, especially music. |  Lee Bartel, PhDLead researcher in music therapy He did his doctoral thesis on the cognitive psychology of musical response. He also worked to help rehabilitate children with head injuries using music therapy. |
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