Drew Farney is an athlete at Hyde Academy who plays basketball and is a quarterback for the football team. Drew Farney’s other interests include making music, which research has found can reduce negative mental illness symptoms, including stress and brain fog.
Patients of chemotherapy can suffer a number of unpleasant side effects due to the nature of the treatment: the drugs that kill cancer cells travel throughout the body and can affect healthy cells as well, leading to fatigue, anemia, nausea, and even hair loss. Another symptom is the aptly named “brain fog,” a loose term for neurological conditions that cause confusion and a lack of focus.
Cancer researchers have put together an app called Active Receptive Music for Cancer (ARMcan) that promises to reduce brain fog by encouraging the development of mental skills: concentration, multitasking, memory, and so on. Early trials have seen significant success, with patients improving their concentration and cognitive ability while alleviating stress. Making music exercises the brain by engaging the parts responsible for creative problem solving and enjoying music simultaneously.
Patients of chemotherapy can suffer a number of unpleasant side effects due to the nature of the treatment: the drugs that kill cancer cells travel throughout the body and can affect healthy cells as well, leading to fatigue, anemia, nausea, and even hair loss. Another symptom is the aptly named “brain fog,” a loose term for neurological conditions that cause confusion and a lack of focus.
Cancer researchers have put together an app called Active Receptive Music for Cancer (ARMcan) that promises to reduce brain fog by encouraging the development of mental skills: concentration, multitasking, memory, and so on. Early trials have seen significant success, with patients improving their concentration and cognitive ability while alleviating stress. Making music exercises the brain by engaging the parts responsible for creative problem solving and enjoying music simultaneously.
