The winners of our first contest for The Music Instinct: Science & Song have been chosen and are listed below along with the mp3s of the winning entries.

In the first part of this interview with Daniel Levitin, learn about musical memory and the nuerochemicals associated with this form of cognition.

Oliver Sacks discusses how the human brain is wired for language and how this may apply to the human capacity for music.

David Rothernberg takes discussion of bird songs a step further than biological imperative, and recognizes these tunes distinct to each species as music.

Stephen Mithen questions the elitism that has been associated with music in the west, instead observing that music is something that pervades everything we do.

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.

Brian Greene explains how the harmonies and relationships you hear between notes can all be broken down mathematically.

Brian Greene explains the basic equations that govern all sound, those of simple harmonic motion.

Scientist Brian Green explains how all music and sound comes from minuscule vibrations and how our brain decodes these vibrations to perceive sound.

Oliver Sacks takes a look at how finger movements and Suzuki training can affect the brain, especially at an early age.