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UDK 781.1 Научные основы. Математические, физические, психологические теории. Музыкальная акустика
UDK 784 Вокальная музыка. Пение
The therapeutic power of the human voice is well known, but the mechanisms by which vocal sound can promote healing have received little attention in the scientific and medical communities. In this article, UK acoustic-physics scientist, John Stuart Reid, begins by describing the sound bubble model of sound, as distinct from sound wave model, and discusses the significance of the little known physics fact that "sound gives birth to light”. Due to the inelastic atomic collisions that are a fundamental aspect of sound production, this phenomenon leads to the intriguing hypothesis that our songs will, in the fullness of time, reach the stars in the form of modulated infrared energy. The article proceeds to distill, in accessible language, deep insights into the biological therapeutic mechanisms that underpin vocalizations, including vocal sound's ability to mediate chronic inflammation by vagus nerve stimulation. The article ends with a reference to the work of Professor Sergey Petoukhov, and the thought that we are actually singing form of genetic music, music that brings healing to all life.
Sound Therapy, Music Medicine, Vibrational Medicine
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