In this episode of the Brain & Life podcast, world renowned singer and performer Renee Fleming joins co-host Dr. Daniel Correa. Renee shares how her personal life and career led to her working with experts around the world to author her book Music and Mind, Harnessing the Arts for Mental Wellness. Dr. Correa is later joined by Dr. Francis S. Collins, physician-geneticist noted his leadership of the international Human Genome Project and former director of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Collins explains the connections between brain health and the arts that he has discovered throughout his career and reflects on his experience working with Renee Fleming on Music and Mind.

Additional Resources

Music and Mind by Renee Fleming

Opera Singer Renee Fleming Shares the Healing Power of Music

The Growing Role of Music Therapy in Health Care

How the Arts Helped This Woman Heal from a Second TBI

Art Programs Engage Patients and Educate About Neurologic Disorders

Other Brain & Life Episodes on this Topic

Recovery Through Rhythm: Jazz Musician John Stein’s Myasthenia Gravis Journey

Colorful Healing: Artist Laura Bundesen's Vestibular Neuronitis Journey

Colors of Multiple Sclerosis with Artist Lindsey Holcomb

Exploring Accessibility and the Arts at the Lincoln Center

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