Musicophilia
Oliver Sacks has a new book out, Musicophilia, that looks really interesting. I had heard before that sometimes people who are unable to speak after having had a stroke or other kind of brain injury will be able to communicate if they sing the words. The same thing is true for many people who stutter or stammer. Music uses a different part of the brain from other kinds of communication.
Anyway, they’ve got four short videos on the Amazon web site with Sacks talking about music and neurology. It’s fascinating stuff.
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