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Review
. 2018 Mar 21;97(6):1214-1218.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.004.

NIH/Kennedy Center Workshop on Music and the Brain: Finding Harmony

Thomas Cheever  1 , Anna Taylor  1 , Robert Finkelstein  2 , Emmeline Edwards  3 , Laura Thomas  1 , Joke Bradt  4 , Steven J Holochwost  5 , Julene K Johnson  6 , Charles Limb  7 , Aniruddh D Patel  8 , Nim Tottenham  9 , Sunil Iyengar  10 , Deborah Rutter  11 , Renée Fleming  11 , Francis S Collins  1
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NIH/Kennedy Center Workshop on Music and the Brain: Finding Harmony

Thomas Cheever et al. Neuron. .

Abstract

The National Institutes of Health and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts convened a panel of experts to discuss the current state of research on music and the brain. The panel generated research recommendations to accelerate the study of music's effects on the brain and the implications for human health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Charles J. Limb has received funding from cochlear implant manufacturers for research and serves on the advisory board of both professional organizations and private companies, but none of these activities have any relationship to the article here. In addition to her role as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Deborah Rutter is a member of the Advisory Board of The Rodham Institute, a non-profit dedicated to health equity in DC, which has no relationship to this article.

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