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Review: Music, Language, and the Brain

User Review  - Brian - Goodreads

An thorough, meticulous, nearly exhaustive review of the research on how the brain processes music and language. It's a tiring read, free of much one might call "style", but the chapter on Meaning ... Read full review

Review: Music, Language, and the Brain

User Review  - Will - Goodreads

"Linguistic and musical sound systems illustrate a common theme in the study of music-language relations. On the surface, the two domains are dramatically different. Music uses pitch in ways that ... Read full review

Review: Music, Language, and the Brain

User Review  - Kaitlyn Dennis - Goodreads

My first thought after finishing this: WHEW. What a mental workout. This took about a month and a half to get through, which, for a book that I was reading on a semi-daily basis throughout that, is a ... Read full review

Review: Music, Language, and the Brain

User Review  - Everett Charters - Goodreads

Wonderfully written just too technical for my poor little brain. Read full review

Review: Music, Language, and the Brain

User Review  - Tim - Goodreads

A scholarly study by a neuroscientist of core aspects of being human. Patel argues that language use arose via natural selection but the evidence on balance indicates that music and musical affinity are side-effects rather than direct effects of selection. Read full review

Review: Music, Language, and the Brain

User Review  - Stuart - Goodreads

The most impressive book on the subject I've read. Not an easy read and not for most readers, but the far ranging surveys of scientific studies makes a good case for the linking of music and language ... Read full review

Review: Music, Language, and the Brain

User Review  - Jen - Goodreads

this sounds fabulous! Read full review

Review: Music, Language, and the Brain

User Review  - Sunlita - Goodreads

Tough I really want to read this book, the price is quite expensive for me, so I should wait until I have a chance to buy this book. But from what I've read about this, it seems that this book's price is worthed to buy. Read full review

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