Neuroscientist Ethan Kross recently explained to The New York Times that he uses his car radio as an “emotion regulation machine” to manage his mood and shift his mindset. Neuroscientist and author Daniel Levitin writes, “An emerging body of research allows us to take what had been anecdotes and place music on an equal footing with prescription drugs, surgeries, medical procedures, psychotherapy, and various forms of treatment that are mainstream and evidence-based.”