Research project looks at music as the medicine of the future
At the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, a pioneering project is examining how we biologically react to music. The objective is to be able to use music for medicinal purposes – and in the bargain, researchers have studied why good music induces goose bumps.“Once we find the answers to our questions we will be only a short step away from being able to use the knowledge in medical context, where music can be a complement to medication. So reports Björn Vickhoff, researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy’s Centre of Brain Repair who is studying the brain’s recovery from