Playing, listening to and creating music involves practically every cognitive function. Robert Zatorre explains how music can teach us about speech, brain plasticity and even the origins of emotion.
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Zatorre, R. Music, the food of neuroscience?. Nature 434, 312–315 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/434312a
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