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Join neuroscientist and professor of psychology Dr. Aniruddh Patel to probe one of the mind's most profound mysteries. Covering the latest research findings - from the origins of music's emotional powers to the deficits involved in amusia, or the inability to hear music - these 18 enthralling lectures will make you think about music and your brain in a new way. 

18 lectures - 30 minutes each

1 Music: Culture, Biology, or Both?
2 Seeking an Evolutionary Theory of Music
3 Testing Theories of Music's Origins
4 Music, Language, and Emotional Expression
5 Brain Sources of Music's Emotional Power
6 Musical Building Blocks: Pitch and Timbre
7 Consonance, Dissonance, and Musical Scales
8 Arousing Expectations: Melody and Harmony
9 The Complexities of Musical Rhythm
10 Perceiving and Moving to a Rhythmic Beat
11 Nature, Nurture, and Musical Brains
12 Cognitive Benefits of Musical Training
13 The Development of Human Music Cognition
14 Disorders of Music Cognition
15 Neurological Effects of Hearing Music
16 Neurological Effects of Making Music
17 Are We the Only Musical Species?
18 Music: A Neuroscientific Perspective

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