[ExI] Music again (Was: Re: what's the use?)

efc at disroot.org efc at disroot.org
Sun Oct 13 17:13:21 UTC 2024



On Sun, 13 Oct 2024, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:

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> The search engines say that Keith's statement is too simplified and
> doesn't allow for the brain's complexity and the ability to recover
> from damage.
> (Not surprising, as it is only two short sentences).
> Without lengthy medical and psychology discussions, it would be best
> to rewrite the statement as -
>
> Music and speech have some overlap in the brain regions involved.
> A stroke in the area opposite Broca's area can indeed impair musical
> ability, but not totally eliminate it, as Broca's area is involved in
> both language and music.
>
> BillK

That makes me wonder, can damage or change to some area improve it?


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