Tourette's & Drumming

[D-A-O]

Ya....I thought that might get your attention and I am not referring to Stewart.... but I that y'all might be interested in the following show or a portion thereof

Nova's episode of Musical Minds tonight featured Matt Giordano

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/musicminds/about.html

Matt Giordano, United States
Since his childhood, Matt has suffered from severe Tourette's syndrome, which, coupled with his other neurological disorders, resulted in violent outbursts as a child. Even today his days are rife with pronounced involuntary tics, or movements he cannot control, but Matt has discovered the elixir for his outbursts: playing the drums. He currently leads drumming workshops to help others with Tourette's combat its symptoms, and his passionate drumming skills have made a positive difference in these patients' lives.

I might be able to post the portion on Matt if I can record a later episode.

I did find some video of him on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1ePn-dK82Y

[TheEqualizer]

I was watching this earlier. Very interesting

[Lynne]

Yep, I watched it too. Oliver Sacks has a book that elaborates on this and other connections between music and the brain called Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain:

http://www.amazon.com/Musicophilia-Tale ... 299&sr=1-1

[Divemistress of the Dark]

Hmmmm. I set the Tivo special for this but had forgotten about it - Mr D's out of town, so I'll watch it in a bit - glad you guys mentioned it.

Tourette's is often comorbid with ADHD (as are some other things - bipolar, autism) and I know a couple of people with it. I have a few theories about music and neurological issues myself, so can't wait to see the show.