The medicine of music

In the TED Talk "Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity," American violinist and neuroscientist Robert Gupta shares a compelling story about his encounter with Nathaniel Ayers, a former Juilliard student and talented musician who, later due to schizophrenia, ended up on the streets. Gupta recounts his experience playing music with Ayers and discovering firsthand the incredible connection between madness and clarity through their shared musical moments. Gupta's talk shows the powerful neurological effects of music, and its ability to heal in ways that words often cannot, but sound can.