Books like Healing at the Speed of Sound by Don Campbell

In *Musicophilia* Oliver Sacks explores how music shapes our brains, drawing on case studies of patients with neurological disorders and everyday listeners to reveal the science and magic behind our love of sound.

224 pages : 21 cm

Explores the science, psychology, and philosophy behind music’s profound impact on the brain, using cross‑cultural examples, neurological cases, and evolutionary insights.

"The New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding advances in the treatment of brain injury and illness. In The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge described the most important breakthrough in our understanding of the brain in four hundred years: the discovery that the brain can change its own structure and function in response to mental experience-what we call neuroplasticity. His revolutionary new book shows, for the first time, how the amazing process of neuroplastic healing really works. It describes natural, non-invasive avenues into the brain provided by the forms of energy around us-light, sound, vibration, movement-which pass through our senses and our bodies to awaken the brain's own healing capacities without producing unpleasant side effects. Doidge explores cases where patients alleviated years of chronic pain or recovered from debilitating strokes or accidents; children on the autistic spectrum or with learning disorders normalizing; symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and cerebral palsy radically improved, and other near-miracle recoveries. And we learn how to vastly reduce the risk of dementia with simple approaches anyone can use. For centuries it was believed that the brain's complexity prevented recovery from damage or disease. The Brain's Way of Healing shows that this very sophistication is the source of a unique kind of healing. As he did so lucidly in The Brain That Changes Itself, Doidge uses stories to present cutting-edge science with practical real-world applications, and principles that everyone can apply to improve their brain's performance and health"-- "Norman Doidge's revolutionary new book shows, for the first time, how the amazing process of neuroplastic healing really works. It describes natural, non-invasive avenues into the brain provided by the forms of energy around us--light, sound, vibration, movement--which pass through our senses and our bodies to awaken the brain's own healing capacities without producing unpleasant side effects. Doidge explores cases where patients alleviated years of chronic pain or recovered from debilitating strokes or accidents; children on the autistic spectrum or with learning disorders normalizing; symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and cerebral palsy radically improved, and other near-miracle recoveries. And we learn how to vastly reduce the risk of dementia with simple approaches anyone can use. For centuries it was believed that the brain's complexity prevented recovery from damage or disease. The Brain's Way of Healing shows that this very sophistication is the source of a unique kind of healing"--

Explore the science behind musical sound, covering pitch, waves, scales, beats, architectural acoustics, sound reproduction, and the physics of musical instruments.

The world around us is full of mystery, history, and conspiracy, waiting to be unearthed. Inside each of us this same dynamic holds true. We are a labyrinth of wonder, awaiting the key that unlocks our hidden potential. The book you hold in your hand is that key. The Latin phrase, nosce te ipsum means to know thyself or to discover one's identity. Wisdom is a priceless treasure, more costly than gold and understanding of greater worth than silver. Over 18 years of research went into this lexicon of life and you may just find yourself hidden between its pages. Wholetones was created for reluctant pioneers, closet revolutionaries, unsung heroes, undecorated champions, faint saints, poets who don't know it, unknown musicians, writers, sculptors, painters and underdogs of all sorts. Wholetones was created for you!