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Christopher Koelsch discuss the possibility of using music in treatment for issues like chronic pain or cancer. (Photo\/Michael Palma)<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>A soprano and a USC neuroscientist share the belief that their disciplines can together improve our health and well-being<\/p>\n<p>The cast: an opera star, a neuroscientist and four young artists in residency with the Los Angeles Opera.<\/p>\n<p>The plot: a musical approach to serious illnesses, among the \u201cwicked problems\u201d identified by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provost.usc.edu\/about\/michael-quick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USC Provost Michael Quick<\/a>\u00a0as university priorities.<\/p>\n<p>The setting: USC\u2019s Bovard Auditorium, hosting \u201cMusic as Medicine,\u201d a uniquely focused USC Visions and Voices event Feb. 5 that examined the connections between music and our well-being.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWellness isn\u2019t just about what doctors do,\u201d Quick said. \u201cIt\u2019s about what all of us do. It\u2019s about the arts and humanities: How can we bring them to bear to make people healthier?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30383\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30383\" src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/USC_V_V_Music_as_Medicine_0226-fleming-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"USC_V_V_Music_as_Medicine_0226-fleming\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ren\u00e9e Fleming, a star soprano, spoke at the event in partnership with LA Opera. (Photo\/Michael Palma)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event, co-sponsored by the L.A. Opera and USC\u2019s Brain and Creativity Institute, featured renowned soprano\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/reneefleming.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ren\u00e9e Fleming<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cf\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty.cfm?pid=1008328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antonio Damasio<\/a>, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.provost.usc.edu\/faculty-distinctions\/university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University Professor<\/a>, holder of the David Dornsife Chair in Neurosciences and professor of psychology, philosophy and neurology at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.\u00a0Christopher Koelsch, president and CEO of the L.A. Opera, served as moderator.<\/p>\n<h3>Song and science<\/h3>\n<p>Fleming and Damasio share a belief that music and neuroscience can join forces to improve health and wellness, reduce anxiety, soothe chronic pain and improve children\u2019s learning processes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remembered the first opera I attended at age 7 and I hated it,\u201d said Damasio, drawing laughter from the full house. \u201cBut I think I became a neurologist because of the arts. Fleming has supported research and awareness of the connection between music and health for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fleming, who co-authored a 2017 article for the Journal of the American Medical Association on the science of music and the mind, discussed her work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMusic affects empathy and trust. It\u2019s a marker of creativity, and we\u2019re hardwired for it,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery civilization, going back 40,000 years, has had music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the evening, Damasio and Fleming presented research demonstrating music\u2019s benefits for the mind \u2013 along with their philosophies about what the mind really is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30384 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2023\/11\/Antonio-Damasio-quote-300x135.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Music and emotion<\/h3>\n<p>Though billed as a conversation, the evening was filled with the sounds of young talent, as singers and pianists from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kusc.org\/culture\/out-and-about-blog\/domingo-colburn-stein-young-artist-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artists<\/a>performed several pieces.<\/p>\n<p>When pianist Nino Sanikidze and singer Taylor Raven finished their rendition of \u201cAmazing Grace,\u201d the auditorium was utterly silent for a beat. A booming applause followed, the diverse audience joining in celebration of a universally known hymn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is music, really?\u201d Damasio asked. \u201cMusic is part of our lives, anywhere in the world. Poor and rich, it is universal, it is across the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf music did not have this universal way of producing emotions that then becomes our feelings, it would not be universal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":2278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[135],"class_list":["post-2277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-mesh"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Opera and neuroscience share stage in 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