Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2022, 3(3); doi: 10.25236/AJMHS.2022.030303.
Yishang Wu
Western High School, Davie, FL, USA
Broadly speaking, music refers to the combination of melodies, rhythms, and tones. In ancient times music was often used in celebrations or religious ceremonies. Today, music is more widely applicable and has become an industry and a means of entertainment. Even though the music does not guarantee the survival of human beings, it does not fade or vanish and instead becomes more and more flourishing and varied with time. Therefore, besides the function of music for societal development, we should also consider what roles music plays in people's well-being development and memory from a psychological perspective and how to apply these effects to the medical field to innovate an advanced path for mental or physical disease treatment.
Music, Memory, Well-Being, Music Medicine, Music Therapy
Yishang Wu. Music in Well-Being Development, Memory, and the Medical Application. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2022) Vol. 3, Issue 3: 13-16. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2022.030303.
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