Dr. Edward Podolsky of Brooklyn, a great music-lover, likes to calm his irritable patients with phonograph records. Although little serious experimental work has been done on the physiological effects of music. Dr. Podolsky for years has been collecting scraps of information on the subject. This week he published a lively little scrapbook on music and medicine.* Interesting items:
ΒΆ Fast music increases metabolism and muscular energy, steps up the heartbeat, sends a rush of blood to the brain, elevates blood pressure. Slow, sentimental music produces opposite effects. Most stimulating are the swift tongue...
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