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Sound Health: A NIH-Kennedy Center Partnership

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Music can get you moving, lift your mood, and even help you recall a memory, but can it improve your health? The National Institutes of Health and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have partnered to expand the scope of an initiative that NIH has had with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) for several years called Sound Health. The partnership, in association with the National Endowment for the Arts, aims to:

  • Expand current knowledge and understanding of how listening, performing, or creating music involves intricate circuitry in the brain that could be harnessed for health and wellness applications in daily life,
  • Explore ways to enhance the potential for music as therapy for neurological disorders,
  • Identify future opportunities for research, and
  • Create public awareness about how the brain functions and interacts with music.

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Aging & Longevity

Aging & Longevity > Health: Brain & Mental

Aging & Longevity > Health

Aging & Longevity > Lifelong Learning

Aging & Longevity > Positive Aging

Aging & Longevity > Purpose

Aging & Longevity > Vitality & Wellness

Community Engagement

Community Engagement > Community Based Learning

Creative Aging

Creative Aging > Creative Expression

Creative Aging > Program Models

Creative Aging > Social Engagement

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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Programs and Initiatives

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