Researchers have found that patients who listen to music before, during, and after surgery experience less pain and quicker recovery times, a phenomenon that might be caused by music’s ability to change the brain’s neural pathways and induce relaxation. What do you think?

“Music is good, but I’m more of a Vicodin kind of girl.”
Amber Clarkson • Systems Analyst

“I just brought along a playlist because the acoustics of the O.R. can’t be beat.”
Sidney Farrow • Fundraiser Spokesman
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“Maybe this study will finally be enough to win over the music skeptics.”
Frank Tubbs • Catering Delegator