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This Cambridge University Neuroscientist Wants to Use Hip-Hop to Treat Mental Illness

| October 14, 2014 Comment

This Cambridge University Neuroscientist Wants to Use Hip-Hop to Treat Mental Illness – Forget sports teams and fashion lines, medicine might be the next field that sees hip-hop make an impact within.

One Cambridge University neuroscientist sees hip-hop as a vehicle for impact beyond business and culture.

Dr. Becky Inkster wants to use rap in experimental ways to help combat and treat mental illness.

In a recent interview with The Guardian, Dr. Inskter said “I grew up in the 90s during the golden era of hip-hop, when it exploded into mainstream culture. It is rich in references to psychiatric illnesses that have not been properly explored and which could be of enormous benefit to patients. We want to work with rappers, charities, medical groups and others to promote its real potential.”

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