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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: 9 Things About the Brain and Music

July 21, 2017July 23, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Brain, Neurology

There is absolutely no need for music—speaking in terms of evolution, anyway. As far as scientists can tell, there’s no

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Here’s Another Plea for Music Education for Children in Schools and Elsewhere

June 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Music Education

We know that learning how to play a musical instrument is good for the brain, so why is music education

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Music News 

9 Ways Learning a Musical Instrument Strengthens Your Brain

April 15, 2017April 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Music Lessons

Sometime around my tenth birthday, my parents told me that I had to learn a musical instrument. For reasons that

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

From the Dept. of Duh: Sex and Music Stimulate the Same Part of the Brain

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Dopamine, Sex

We’ve known for the longest time that a great song and sex stimulate the brain to release dopamine, the body’s

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Music and the Brain: Some New Interesting Research

November 23, 2016November 22, 2016 Nerhys 1 Comment Brain, chocolate, Music, Music Lessons, Research

The effect that music has on the human brain never ceases to be amazing. Two new pieces of research have

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Scientists Have Found a New Way into the Part of Our Brain That Likes Music

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Neuroscience

I’ve always been fascinated by the neuroscience behind music. Why do we like it? How do musical memories differ from

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

The Neuroscience of Bass, Guitars and More

December 23, 2015December 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Music, Neuroscience

I’ve always been fascinated by the way our brains process music. There’s no real evolutionary need for us to have

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

The Spot in the Brain Where Musical Talent Live Has Been Discovered

September 3, 2015September 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Musical Talent, Neurscience

It stands to reason–I guess–that there’s a certain portion of the brain where musical talent lives. Andrew points us to

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Your Musical Tastes Tells Everyone How Your Brain Operates

July 23, 2015July 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Musical Tastes

Can your musical tastes give the world insight into how your brain works? Why, yes. Yes, it can. Your playlists and

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Another Freaky Music-and-Brain Surgery Video

June 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Surgery, Video

YouTube has a number of these videos. Doctors have to go into some poor guy’s skull to do some repairs.

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Music News 

So Classical Music Will Twist My Genes and Improve My Memory?

March 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Neurology, Neurscience

I’ll just quote from Psyblog so the message is crystal clear: Listening to classical music enhances the activity of genes

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