January 2012

Musical Savants

Musical Savants

Part 4 – Special series on Music and the Brain  Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders and impaired cognitive ability have an area of expertise. Most savants are victims of early infant autism which strikes seven children in a hundred thousand. Of these, as many as one in ten...

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The Science of Sad Sounds

Part 3 – Special Series on Music and the Brain Do you ever wonder why we may like to listen to sad music? Why do people create sad song playlists on their ipods? We often listen to music that either matches our mood or that will help change our mood. But sadness is normally an...

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