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    Flute played during brain surgery Jump to media player Anna Marie Whitlock Henry played the flute while surgeons operated on her.
    • 30 Mar
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    The extraordinary healing powers of music Jump to media player The US National Institutes of Health is exploring the relationship between music and the brain.
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    The choir helping people with dementia Jump to media player "He comes alive when he's here."
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    Carey Mulligan on dementia and music Jump to media player As part of her guest editorship of Today, actress Carey Mulligan explores the stigma associated with dementia.
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A musician played the flute during a brain surgery to reduce a hereditary tremor.

  • 30 Mar 2018
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