This episode's guide is Kimaya Lakamas, a neuroscientist, singer-songwriter, and doctoral student at the MIT Media Lab, about the path that brought her from performing music to studying its effects on physiology, emotion, and psychological well-being. Together they explore how live music affects the body, why people respond so differently to the same piece of music, and what it might take to develop music-based interventions that are both clinically useful and deeply human.

This episode is part of our ongoing conversation about creativity and the mind-body connection. Here, the focus is on the foundations: how music shapes emotional experience, how context and culture influence response, and why personalized, flexible approaches matter if music is ever to serve as a meaningful support between therapy sessions. In the next episode, the conversation continues with a closer look at clinical implications and the growing role of AI in music and creativity.

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