Music and the Brain: Are Humans Wired for Music?
Oliver Sacks discusses how the human brain is wired for language and how this may apply to the human capacity for music.
Oliver Sacks discusses how the human brain is wired for language and how this may apply to the human capacity for music.
Scientist Ofer Tchernichovski takes a look at how birds are hard wired for songs and how this innate instinct in birds can be applied to music and song development.
Oliver Sacks explains his first experience as a physician where he saw music transform Parkinson's patients into state where they could move and converse again.
Oliver Sacks takes a look at how finger movements and Suzuki training can affect the brain, especially at an early age.
Scientist Oliver Sacks takes a look at musicians brains and how brain imaging can reveal distinct differences in certain regions.
Oliver Sacks explains the how multiple regions of the brain interact to form the ways that humans interact with and create music.
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