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Sound Health: An NIH-Kennedy Center Partnership | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are expanding on an initiative that NIH has had with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) for several years called Sound Health.
Skip to main content Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Breadcrumb Sound Health: An NIH-Kennedy Center Partnership Check out upcoming events and workshops Learn about the first research projects of the Sound Health initiative About Sound Health Music can get you moving, lift your mood, and even help you recall a memory, but can it improve your health? The National Institutes of Health and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have partnered to expand the scope of an initiative that NIH has had with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) for several years called Sound Health. The partnership, in association with the National Endowment for the Arts, aims to: expand current knowledge and understanding of how listening, performing, or creating music involves intricate circuitry in the brain that could be harnessed for health and wellness applications in daily life, explore ways to enhance the potential for music as therapy for neurological disorders, identify future opportunities for research, and create public awareness about how the brain functions and interacts with music. Read the Sound Health Research Plan Related Links Search PubMed for research on music and health This page last reviewed on July 22, 2025 www.nih.gov An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Looking for U.S. government information and services? Visit USA.gov