Music and the brain: the neuroscience of music and musical appreciation

NovoScriptorium brings here to your attention a very interesting paper, under the corresponding title, by Michael Trimble and Dale Hesdorffer. We present the ‘Abstract‘ and a link for the actual publication.

Abstract

Through music we can learn much about our human origins and the human brain. Music is a potential method of therapy and a means of accessing and stimulating specific cerebral circuits. There is also an association between musical creativity and psychopathology. This paper provides a brief review.

(Link for the paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5618809/)