Can listening to Mozart help stop seizures in epilepsy patients?

Your Complex Brain

Mozart was 25 years old when he composed his Sonata for Two Pianos in D major. Hundreds of years later, his enchanting melody is offering hope to those living with epilepsy, a brain disease often characterized by debilitating seizures. A new study is looking at the impact of this Mozart Sonata on reducing seizure frequency in people with epilepsy.
Heather speaks with Dr. Marjan Rafiee and Dr. Taufik Valiante to discuss the latest research around Mozart and the therapeutic role music appears to play in neurological disorders. Plus, we hear from a patient from the Mozart study.
Featuring:
Dr. Marjan Rafiee, postdoctoral fellow in the Neuron To Brain Lab at Krembil Brain Institute and Leader of the Music in Epilepsy Research Project, and Dr. Taufik Valiante, neurosurgeon, scientist and Director of the Surgical Epilepsy Program at Krembil Brain Institute and Co-Director of the Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application (CRANIA).
Special thanks to Scott Dainty for sharing his story.
To hear more from Scott, listen to his full story here: https://www.uhn.ca/Krembil/Complex-Brain-Podcast/
Additional Resources:
Neuron to Brain Lab website
Krembil Brain Institute Epilepsy Clinic
Krembil Brain Institute Epilepsy Program
Epilepsy Ontario
Epilepsy Toronto
Epilepsy Canada
UHN News story - Mozart can reduce seizure frequency in people with epilepsy
UHN News story – I didn’t want to stop being me (Purple Day feature)

Videos:
Dr. Taufik Valiante on why he studies epilepsy
Dr. Taufik Valiante’s talk on the future of implantable technology at UHN’s ‘Science in the 6ix’ event
Krembil Minute – Mozart & Epilepsy

The Your Complex Brain production team is Heather Sherman, Jessica Schmidt, Dr. Amy Ma, Kim Perry, Alley Wilson, Sara Yuan, Meagan Anderi, Liz Chapman, and Lorna Gilfedder.
The Krembil Brain Institute, part of University Health Network, in Toronto, is home to one of the world's largest and most comprehensive teams of physicians and scientists uniquely working hand-in-hand to prevent and confront problems of the brain and spine, such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, brain cancer or concussion, in their lifetime. Through state-of-the-art patient care and advanced research, we are working relentlessly toward finding new treatments and cures.
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