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Music moves brain to pay attention

Monday, August 06, 2007

Most of us will agree that music stimulates the brain. But according to a new study, it's the silences between the phrases that really make us think - or at least stimulate peak brain activity. Joining us to explain why is Vinod Menon, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of neurosciences; Stanford University School of Medicine

More about the Stanford study


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