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SUMMARY:The neuroscience of music - Jessica Grahn (MRC CBSU)
DTSTART:20091123T160000Z
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CONTACT:Mandy Carter
DESCRIPTION:Music can have powerful effects on us--regulating moods\, impr
 oving endurance\, and enhancing our movie experiences. How did music devel
 op\, considering none of our nearest evolutionary relatives show similar b
 ehaviours? How do the origins of music relate to language? These questions
  and more motivate research into music and the brain\, and this talk will 
 discuss current findings in music neuroscience\, from the perspective of s
 everal different neuroscience methods. Evidence will be presented on links
  between music and intelligence\, the developmental trajectory of musical 
 responses and aptitudes\, and how various aspects of music are processed i
 n the brain (the latter with a particular focus on the links between music
 al rhythm and neural areas responsible for movement). Music interacts with
  the neural systems involved in emotion\, memory\, sensorimotor coordinati
 on\, reward\, and language\, so there should be a little something for eve
 ryone.
LOCATION:Department of Experimental Psychology Seminar Room
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