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How Music Reshapes Our Brains
Music can restructure the brain, impact its every mapped region, and even help people learn to communicate again after traumatic brain injury!
Music is a human universal. Cultures in all corners of the planet express themselves with music in some form or another. But why is this? Is music just something beautiful that humans tend to like? Is there something going on at a much deeper level that draws us to music?
Let’s check out how scientists are using technology to see how music affects the brain in a fundamental way with this video from WIRED.
Why It Matters
So, the next time you’re at a concert or enjoying your music solo on the train, take a look at the person next to you. If they are bopping along to the music, you’ll know you’re sharing a feeling ingrained in our biology.
Whether you are a casual listener or a life long musician, we are connected, at a fundamental level, by how music affects the brain. We can stand next to people with different backgrounds, life stories, and languages and find commonalities through music. Knowing that these reactions connect us at the level of our biology is incredible.
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