Neurology / Brain Health: Eric Kinkel, Musician and Subject of the Documentary “In Search of His Lost Cords”

About this episode

Eric Kinkel discusses his journey after brain trauma and the exploration of AI technologies to restore his voice.

Eric Kinkel, musician and Founder of Howl Moon Productions, Executive Producer of the documentary “In Search of His Lost Cords,” which chronicles Eric’s journey after brain trauma as he explores emerging AI and advanced technologies to help restore his voice joins eHealth Radio and the Brain Health & Health News Channels. Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Eric Kinkel discuss the following: Your documentary, “ In Search of His Lost Cords ,” follows your journey after brain trauma left you unable to sing and with limited speech. What exactly happened neurologically, and how did it disrupt the brain’s connection to your voice? Your case raises an interesting question about how the brain translates intention into speech and singing. What have you learned about that brain-to-voice pathway through your journey? After years of working with physicians and rehabilitation specialists with no improvement, you began exploring emerging science and even AI as possible tools to help restore your voice. What kinds of technologies or research are giving you hope? For listeners who may have experienced brain trauma, stroke, or neurological injury affecting speech, what…

People in this episode

Host: Eric Michaels

Guest: Eric Kinkel

Topics covered

• brain health
• AI in rehabilitation
• speech recovery
• neurological injury
• music therapy

Keywords

• brain trauma
• speech recovery
• AI technologies
• neurological injury
• voice restoration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Howl Moon Productions

Books & works: In Search of His Lost Cords

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