Samuel Markind, MD

Samuel Markind, MD, is a neurologist with more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice as well as a student of piano and dance. He has fused his passions for music and brain science into presentations for health care professionals and now wishes to share them with a wider audience.


October Blog Post

Let Music Be Your Medicine

Exploring ways to deliver rhythmic frequencies to improve memory.

View the post here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/music-between-your-ears/202510/let-music-be-your-medicine

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay


September Blog Post

The Rhythm of Music Couples Our Bodies and Minds

Keeping the beat is vital to teamwork and human success.

View the post here:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/music-between-your-ears/202509/the-rhythm-of-music-couples-our-bodies-and-minds

Photo by Thiago Miranda / Pexels

New “Psychology Today” Blog

I am pleased to announce that Psychology Today has invited me to write a blog on their platform. These posts will explore the multi-faceted relationships between music and the brain. If you have an idea for a future post, please write to me and let me know.

See my contributor page:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/samuel-h-markind-md

Read my August blog post:

Learn More From Sam About Music & The Brain

The Value of Entrainment

We humans are able to coordinate movements of our body with rhythm.  This property, called entrainment, is one of the foremost attributes of music.  In this brief video, I explain 2 of entrainment’s virtues – it is prosocial and productive.  (Video excerpt from the 2021 Creativity & Madness conference with the kind permission of Dr. Amy Vail.)

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Did Beatles’ music fund the development of brain scans?

EMI (Electric & Musical Industries) was a British company best known for producing and selling Beatles records…..

(Image credit: 87858897 © creativecommonsstockphotos)

Speaking Engagements

Dr. Markind will speak at the 2025 Creativity & Madness conference in Santa Fe. Presented by the American Institute of Medical Education, this meeting runs from July 31-August 3. Join in person or remotely.


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