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Dan Bolling

Dan Bolling

Dan Bowling, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford School of Medicine and Director of the Music, Brain & Health Lab.

Sep 23, 2026

6:13
What does personalization mean in this context? And how do you tailor the music to an individual's mental health needs?
6:22
Yeah, such a good question.
6:23
So that's essentially the core problem that we're trying to solve.
6:27
Yeah, so, you know... you will know, right, that one of the first things, like just culturally how we deal with music, right? Like the first thing that comes to mind is, well, everybody likes something different, right? Everybody has their own idiosyncratic taste, and that's what really rules the day.
6:48
I think there's deep truth to that.
6:50
But there's also another truth, which is that if you look across music, there are highly conserved patterns in the way that we use tones, in the tones that we use, in the rhythms that we use, in the way that a rhythm can feel groovy or danceable.
7:10
These are fundamental truths that apply across cultures.

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13:19
What practical tips can you share about this group? Tips for teens or parents of teens on how to integrate voice or music or anything like that to support a sense of well-being?

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