Marko Ahtisaari is attempting to fight opioid dependency with the natural high triggered by music. Anyone who wants to help the research can join an AI music experiment for free via their smartphone today
Washington Post: Three bizarre (and potentially brilliant) ideas about music and health from TEDMED
Washington Post covers Head of Science and Co-founder Ketki Karanam's talk at TEDMED16 and how Sync Project could revolutionize healthcare by providing access to personalized therapeutics using music
Pitchfork: The Doctor Is In (Your Pocket): How Apps Are Harnessing Music’s Healing Powers
"A new crop of startups are combining science and sound to help people to self-medicate with music on an unprecedented scale.
Medcity: The Sync Project CEO details plans to crowdsource study of music’s impact on health from wearables
"In an interview with The Sync Project CEO Marko Ahtisaari, who is also former head of product development for Nokia, he explained some of the initiatives it has developed to validate music therapy data in different patient populations. He also explained its strategy to expand from small studies to the large public one."
Forbes: Academics, Music Labels, Streaming Services Unite To Fix Music's Digital Ecosystem
Pitchfork: YouTube, Spotify, Major Labels Join Initiative to Streamline Music Royalties
BetaBoston: The 2016 MedTech Boston 40 Under 40 Healthcare Innovators
Crave: St. Vincent, Peter Gabriel Join The Sync Project to Explore Music as Medicine
Pitchfork: St. Vincent, Peter Gabriel Help Scientists Make Playlists Tuned to Your Body
The Verge: St. Vincent and Peter Gabriel are advising medical music initiative The Sync Project