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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/10/2024 20:41, Daniel wrote:<br>
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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
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doesn't allow for the brain's complexity and the ability to
recover
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from damage.
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(Not surprising, as it is only two short sentences).
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Without lengthy medical and psychology discussions, it would be
best
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to rewrite the statement as -
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Music and speech have some overlap in the brain regions
involved.
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A stroke in the area opposite Broca's area can indeed impair
musical
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ability, but not totally eliminate it, as Broca's area is
involved in
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both language and music.
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BillK
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That makes me wonder, can damage or change to some area improve
it?
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Of course. That's what evolution is based on.<br>
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OK, I know, we shouldn't use the word 'improve' when talking about
evolution, but you know what I mean.<br>
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Ben<br>
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