This Is Your Brain On Music: understanding a human obsession Daniel Levitin BUY HERE NOW ISBN 978 1 84354 715 0 “With a neuroscientist’s conviction that the as-yet inexplicable is just shadows and dust and cryptic meaning, Daniel Levitin sets out to explain why collections of easily-recognisable sounds have such a profound impact on our […]
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Understanding the Brain and the Music Cortex
The brain is still the most important unexplored frontier. It’s a work in progress, however. Once we really understand how the brain processes music, music will be the most prescribed medicine! Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Do you know about “The Music Cortex” Music and the brain! What could be more fascinating? The more we know […]
Music and the Brain: The 8th Cranial Nerve
Everyday neauroscientists are learning more about the brain and how music affects the brain. One thing we’ve known for awhile is that it enters the brain through the 8th cranial nerve. But how does knowledge improve your surgical experience?