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Health Check: The Musical Brain

Music and the Brain

25/12/2013

The Musical Brain

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From the emotional stimuli of music to how the brain identifies musical patterns

The latest research on the musical brain; from the emotional stimuli of music to how the brain identifies musical patterns, all these aspects can be harnessed for new therapies.

The latest neuroscientific research on the musical brain; from how we notice patterns in music to why the beat can be so powerful. We are not born with musical ability, but our brain is an efficient machine that lets us learn the rules. But what about those people that cannot understand music? And how can our emotional responses to music be used therapeutically? 

The brain’s reaction to music is highly complex, but new research suggests that understanding how and why it responds in the way it does could lead to exciting new medical treatments.

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