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Elizabeth Chen Christenson

Elizabeth Chen Christenson

Director, CHI (Comprehensive Health Innovations) Medical Center LLC

Title: Music and Brain Function

Biography

Biography: Elizabeth Chen Christenson

Abstract

From the ancient time music and medicine have been linked starting from at least the ancient Greek where Apollo was both the God of Medicine and the God of Music. The Chinese character for “medicine, remedy, drug” ( è—¥ ) is composed of two words:

Herb ( 廾) – on the top of the word and Music ( 樂  ) on the bottom.

                                                廾            +              樂            =        è—¥

                                        Herb               +     Music   =  Medicine

It is long held that music affects human health and emotion.

Highlights of presentation:

  1. Chinese Five Element theory revealed the connection between music and body-mind-spirit will be discussed.  
  2. Bain anatomy and physiology,
  3. Tools we use to study brain: EEG, PET scan, Functional MRI,
  4. Current research on music and brain function, how music affects and improves school performance, neurological dysfunction, such as Alzheimer’s (Sliver Tsunami), Parkinson’s, Autism, Depression, PTSD, etc.
  5. Introduction of Cochran’s reviews, evidence based medicine
  6. Definition of Music Therapy vs therapeutic music
  7. Harp therapy – International harp therapy program – Christina Tourin
  8. Integrating music/music therapy/ therapeutic music/ harp therapy in to my private Integrative Medical practice.
  9. How to integrate music in general medical practice, inpatient and outpatient, hospice, etc.
  10. Benefit to hospital system, better retention of staff, quicker discharge, long term hospitalized patient get cognitive stimulation, helps brain and body rehabilitation.
  11.  How to build capacity of music interaction in the health care system as prevention and treatment of chronic degenerative disease and staff burn out.