[Applause] Heather. I hear my dad's voice from the basement. I'll be up in a second.I scurry up the steps and leave a competitive game of mom madness with my sisters. I enter the living room and see my dad with a very somber look on his face. He tells me five words.Mom passed away last night. No, I shout as I collapse to the floor. Trembles creep up my body.Salty tear stream down my face. My dad meets me on the ground and hugs me tightly as I dig my fingernails into the carpet. Having my mother taken away f ...

Music Therapy & Neurodiversity - Music serves as a powerful medium to connect with disadvantaged communities, especially neurodiverse individuals including those with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and chromosomal abnormalities [2] - Music-based interventions are rooted in Indian classical music, leveraging its ancient wisdom [4][5] - Music stimulates multiple brain regions simultaneously, regardless of active or passive engagement [8] - Music is multi-sensory, engaging kinesthetic, auditory, visual, and tactile systems [12][13] - Individuals may have sensory sensitivities to elements of music like sound, pitch, or instruments [16] - Music perception involves sound, tone, emotion, and language [17][18] - Music can be broken down into elements to aid understanding for individuals with sensory sensitivities [15] Application & Benefits - Music therapy can help individuals discriminate between sound, music, and noise [20] - Music can be collaborated with disciplines of psychology and neuroscience [26] - Music can be used as a healing agent and a wholesome exercise to relieve stress [30] - Music therapy is about empathizing and gathering insight into someone else's mind to fix a problem [32][33]

My name is Dr.. Alex Core and I'm the son of two Holocaust survivors. One of them, as you can see, was not a big IU basketball or Purdue football fan, so I apologize. The life of my mother could best be summarized using five simple words. And you might ask, how could five so seemingly different words result in a tipping point? You might ask, how could five so seemingly different words offer a path to fulfillment, a clear vision, and happiness? At the age of 10, my mom and my mom's twin, Miriam, um were iden ...