The biology of music.
Discusses the biological aspects of music as a human function. Discovery of the localization of functions in the brain by Paul Broca and Carl Wernicke; Separate mechanisms in the brain for speech and music; The brain's ability to process music; Various components to melodies and the location of the...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 354; no. 8157; pp. 83 - 86 |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
2/12/2000
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| Sumario: | Discusses the biological aspects of music as a human function. Discovery of the localization of functions in the brain by Paul Broca and Carl Wernicke; Separate mechanisms in the brain for speech and music; The brain's ability to process music; Various components to melodies and the location of the brain's related centers; Use of modern brain-scanning methods to further examine the response of various regions of the brain to music. |
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