10,000 ways | Why using sound to treat disease is beautiful music to Simone Dalla Bella's ears

Canada Foundation for Innovation

(This podcast is available only in French) This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery.

Simone Dalla Bella of Montréal’s International Laboratory for BRAin, Music and Sound Research asks “How can music help us in our daily tasks? And how can it slow down the deleterious effects of diseases such as Parkinson’s?”

Why is it that some people who are perfectly capable of hearing a beat still can’t dance? Researchers at the International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research are trying to establish a correlation between music and cognitive skills such as speech, memory, attention span and a host of other executive functions. Their research findings could lead to major breakthroughs for people with cognitive impairments.

Want to know more about Simone Dalla Bella?

Psychology Department of the Faculty of Arts and Science at the Université de Montréal (French only)

International Laboratory for BRAin, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS)

Want to know more about Isabelle Peretz ?

Read “Musique et dopamine ”, an interview (French only) with the acclaimed researcher conducted by Acfas Magazine editor-in-chief, Johanne Lebel (March 11, 2021).

Listen to this beautiful rendition of Brahms’s Waltz Op. 39, No. 15 performed by The Canadian Brass (album Brahms on Brass).