12. Cognitive Benefits of Musical Training 30:02

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  • Music and the Brain: 18 lectures
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  • Aniruddh D. Patel

Probe the ongoing research into the effects of musical training on the microstructure of the brain, which points to cognitive benefits in areas such as speech processing. Focus on how learning to play musical instrument influences language acquisition and reading ability in children.

Music and the Brain: 18 lectures

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1. Music: Culture, Biology, or Both ? 31:41

2. Seeking an Evolutionary Theory of Music 31:56

3. Testing Theories of Music's Origins 30:15

4. Music, Language, and Emotional Expression 32:15

5. Brain Sources of Music's Emotional Power 32:06

6. Music Building Blocks: Pitch and Timbre 31:05

7. Consonance, Dissonance, and Musical Scales 31:27

8. Arousing Expectations: Melody and Harmony 31:01

9. The Complexities of Musical Rhythm 32:00

10. Perceiving and Moving to a Rhythmic Beat 29:05

11. Nature, Nurture, and Musical Brains 31:00

12. Cognitive Benefits of Musical Training 30:02

13. The Development of Human Music Cognition 28:36

14. Disorders of Music Cognition 29:59

15. Neurological Effects of Hearing Music 29:50

16. Neurological Effects of Making Music 31:58

17. Are We the Only Musical Species? 28:29

18. Music: A Neuroscientific Perspective 31:55