Between Couch and Piano

<p>Why and how do music and abstract art pack such universal appeal? Why do they often have 'therapeutic' efficacy?<br><br><em>Between Couch and Piano </em>links well-established psychoanalytic ideas with historical and neurological theory to help us begin to understand some of the reasons behind music's ubiquity and power. <br><br>Drawing on new psychoanalytic understanding as well as advances in neuroscience this book sheds light on the role of the arts as stimulus and as a key to creative awareness. Subjects covered include:<br><br>* music in relation to the trauma of loss<br>* music in connection with wholeness and the sense of identity<br>* the ability of music to jump-start normal feelings motion and identity where these have been seemingly destroyed by neurological disease<br>* the theory of therapeutic efficacy of music and art. <br><br><em>Between Couch and Piano</em> is a comprehensive overview that will be of interest to all those intrigued by the interrelation of psychoanalysis and the creative arts.<br><br>www.psychoanalysisarena.com</p>