{"id":4491,"date":"2018-02-14T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T00:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/opera-and-neuroscience-share-the-stage-in-a-unique-examination-of-music-and-medicine\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T20:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T03:56:23","slug":"opera-and-neuroscience-share-the-stage-in-a-unique-examination-of-music-and-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/opera-and-neuroscience-share-the-stage-in-a-unique-examination-of-music-and-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera and neuroscience share the stage in a unique examination of music and medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-2758-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-2758-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Opera and neuroscience share the stage in a unique examination of music and medicine\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Antonio Damasio, Ren\u00e9e Fleming and Christopher Koelsch discuss the possibility of using music in treatment for issues like chronic pain or cancer. (Photos by Michael Palma.).\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=faculty\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Opera and neuroscience share the stage in a unique examination of music and medicine<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Soprano Renee Fleming and USC Dornsife neuroscientist Antonio Damasio share the belief that their disciplines can together improve our health and well-being.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Ron Mackovich<\/a><\/strong>\n  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an opera star, a neuroscientist and four young artists in residency with the Los Angeles Opera.<\/p>\n<p>The plot: a musical approach to serious illnesses, among the \u201cwicked problems\u201d identified by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provost.usc.edu\/about\/michael-quick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USC Provost Michael Quick<\/a> as university priorities.<\/p>\n<p>The setting: USC\u2019s Bovard Auditorium, hosting \u201cMusic as Medicine,\u201d a uniquely focused <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/visions-and-voices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USC Visions and Voices<\/a> event that examined the connections between music and our well-being.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWellness isn\u2019t just about what doctors do,\u201d Quick said. \u201cIt\u2019s about what all of us do. It\u2019s about the arts and humanities: How can we bring them to bear to make people healthier?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event, co-sponsored by the L.A. Opera and USC Dornsife\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brain and Creativity Institute<\/a>, featured renowned soprano <a href=\"http:\/\/reneefleming.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ren\u00e9e Fleming<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cf\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty.cfm?pid=1008328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antonio Damasio<\/a>, a University Professor, holder of the David Dornsife Chair in Neurosciences and professor of psychology, philosophy and neurology at USC Dornsife. Christopher Koelsch, president and CEO of the L.A. Opera, served as moderator.<\/p>\n<h2>Song and science<\/h2>\n<p>Fleming and Damasio share a belief that music and neuroscience can join forces to improve health and wellness, reduce anxiety, soothe chronic pain and improve children\u2019s learning processes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remembered the first opera I attended at age 7, and I hated it,\u201d said Damasio, drawing laughter from the full house. \u201cBut I think I became a neurologist because of the arts. Fleming has supported research and awareness of the connection between music and health for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fleming, who co-authored a 2017 article for the <i>Journal of the American Medical Association<\/i> on the science of music and the mind, discussed her work.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/USC_V_V_Music_as_Medicine_0226-fleming_web-300x450-2758.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Renee Fleming\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ren\u00e9e Fleming, a star soprano, spoke at the event in partnership with the L.A. Opera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMusic affects empathy and trust. It\u2019s a marker of creativity, and we\u2019re hardwired for it,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery civilization, going back 40,000 years, has had music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the evening, Damasio and Fleming presented research demonstrating music\u2019s benefits for the mind \u2014 along with their philosophies about what the mind really is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinds are not brain alone,\u201d Damasio said. \u201cIt\u2019s the nerve system and the body, all interacting to produce what we call the mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Music and emotion<\/h2>\n<p>Though billed as a conversation, the evening was filled with the sounds of young talent, as singers and pianists from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kusc.org\/culture\/out-and-about-blog\/domingo-colburn-stein-young-artist-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artists<\/a> performed several pieces.<\/p>\n<p>When pianist Nino Sanikidze and singer Taylor Raven finished their rendition of \u201cAmazing Grace,\u201d the auditorium was utterly silent for a beat. 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