Music Saved My Brain Series

Thanks to Latin American music, I discovered my epilepsy. I understood music’s healing power in the form of an alternative therapy for my neurological disorder after months of intense collaboration with the Costa Rican neurosurgeon Dr. Gerardo Lang, the Costa Rican neurologist Dr. Freddy Henríquez, and the U.S. music therapist Renate Rohlfing.

Read the full in-depth multimedia four-part series that inspired the creation of Impulsiva Stories.

PART I:
The Discovery

Thanks to Latin American music, I discovered my epilepsy.

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PART II:
The Healing

Music technically saved my brain because of its healing power that calmed down my epilepsy's triggers.

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PART III:
The Alternative Therapy

After I learned about music's healing power, I understood it worked as an alternative therapy for my juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

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PART IV:
Documentary

Explore how music could work as an alternative therapy for epilepsy.

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The Art and Photography

The Art

A virtual gallery of the art created for our in-depth four-part series "Music Saved My Brain."

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The Photography

A photo essay capturing a rare combination of Costa Rican and Latin American identity with music, art, science, and nature.

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Thank you so much for your love and support for the brain. We hope you enjoy this story as much as we did producing it.