In the developing brain, there are millions of neurons that are available for connection. Over time those connections “fuse” as you become familiar with the musical landscape that you are exposed to. Our brains becomes so familiar with the patterns that we are exposed to that we can put them in the background and focus on the nuance of our culture’s music.
Know what the conflicting arguments are between Steven Pinker and Daniel Levitin regarding music and evolution
Pinker believes that musical vibrations create patterns of sound waves in reality that we can actually feel within our bodies. The human brain evolved in a reality with physical principals, and music mimics those patterns and ...
