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Think Audio: Music and the Brain


by Stephen Becker 14 Oct 2008 11:05 AM

We know that music affects us on an emotional and spiritual level, but how does it actually effect our brain? Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist who has studied the topic extensively, is the author of the book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. in a review of the book, The Washington Post describes Dr. […]

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We know that music affects us on an emotional and spiritual level, but how does it actually effect our brain? Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist who has studied the topic extensively, is the author of the book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. in a review of the book, The Washington Post describes Dr. Sacks as, “the ideal exponent of the view that responsiveness to music is intrinsic to our makeup.” The author joined Krys Boyd for a recent episode of Think to discuss the subject:


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