Meet Zoie: Music and the Brain

“Music has always been my safe space,” says Zoie, one of 11 From the Top Fellows who participated in From the Top’s Music and the Brain residency. Learn about this life-changing experience through her eyes.

In March 2025, From the Top partnered with the University of Southern California’s Brain & Creativity Institute to host Music and the Brain, an extraordinary residency to explore the intersection of music, neuroscience, and well-being. The residency at USC brought together 11 From the Top Fellows who recorded for the NPR broadcast, performed in a multimedia concert, participated in a brain scan project, and presented research projects to 100 of their peers during a Youth Symposium. Learn more.