The Neuroscience of Right Brain Music
What we call “right brain music” is actually a thing, not just a style. The minds of musicians and listeners actually work differently. In the new episode of the Right Brain Music Podcast, we meet the ideal person to explain all this. David Rosen is a neuroscientist and an improvising musician. We discuss his leading edge research and the nature of creative “flow states,” in which improvisers get into a zone of hyper-focus on their craft. He also looks at the influence of psychedelics in combination with music.
There’s a lot to unpack here, and Dr. Rosen holds nothing back. His enthusiasm for both studying the mind and making music is contagious. We also hear samples of his own music, with the band Nakama, as well as two RBR artists that also exemplify the process of creative collaboration in real time: Bear the Sleuth and RACCA Trio.
Click below to listen to the episode.
Learn more about David and his research here. Note that we will continue the discussion in the next episode, focusing on Nakama and their process for accessing flow states.
A playlist for this episode follows:
Nakama - "Flow States Vol. 1"
Bear the Sleuth - "Toe" from Whorl
Bear the Sleuth - "Corridor of Mirrors" from Whorl
Bear the Sleuth - "Revealed" from Whorl
Nakama - Unnamed session recording from 2024
RACCA Trio - "OD" from Flow State
RACCA Trio - "Requiem" from Flow State
RACCA Trio - "Thanksing" from Flow State
Nakama - "Bastet" from Golden City
Bear the Sleuth - "Hellbent" from Whorl
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